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The Suchi mudra

Asamyukta Hasta

Intermediate

Suchi

Needle

The index finger is extended from a fist, resembling a needle.

how it is held

  1. 01

    Form Mushti and extend only the index finger upwards.

where it goes wrong

Bending the extended index finger or thumb sticking out.

Practise this mudraOpen live detection

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What Suchi 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.

  • 01Used to represent the number one
  • 02the sun
  • 03a city
  • 04or pointing at something