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The Shukatunda mudra

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Shukatunda

Parrot's Beak

Like Arala but with the ring finger also bent.


how it is held

  1. 01

    From Arala, bend the ring finger as well.

where it goes wrong

Losing the hook shape of the index finger.


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What Shukatunda is used to depict.

The standard usages assigned to this hand in the Abhinaya Darpana. One gesture carries many meanings; context and the rest of the body decide which.

  • 01Represents a parrot’s beak or shooting an arrow