Mudra Mastery
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Which hand gesture is used to express goddesses Laxmi and Saraswati?

  • Kapitha (correct)
  • KataKaMukh
  • Chandrakala
  • Suchi

    • Which hand gesture is used to express wearing a necklace and offering Betel leaves?

  • Chandrakala
  • PadmaKosh
  • Suchi
  • KataKaMukh (correct)

    • Which hand gesture is used to express number one and to indicate Lord Vishnu?

  • Chandrakala
  • PadmaKosh
  • Suchi (correct)
  • Kapitha

    • Which hand gesture is used to express moon and Lord Shiva's crown?

    <p>Chandrakala</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express the hood of a snake?

    <p>SarpaShirsh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express bloomed lotus and circular movement?

    <p>AlaPadma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express stomach and offerings to God?

    <p>Sandanshya</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express a small quantity or to request a small thing?

    <p>Chatura</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express eyes, oil, ghee, and aesthetic pleasure?

    <p>Bhramara</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express climbing and making bridge?

    <p>HansaPakshya</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express fruit, ball, and to eat?

    <p>padmakosh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express women, cheek, and playing Veena?

    <p>MrugShirsha</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express animals like rabbit, deer, and cow?

    <p>SimhaMukh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express grapefruit, bells, and big bells?

    <p>Kangul</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express a swan and something beautiful?

    <p>Hansasyya</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express leaf, number three, and trident?

    <p>Trishul</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express drawing a bow slowly and applying scent?

    <p>KataKaMukh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express milking cows and a girl holding a flower?

    <p>Kapitha</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express the moon and Lord Shiva's crown?

    <p>Chandrakala</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express the hood of a snake?

    <p>SarpaShirsh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express the hood of a snake?

    <p>SarpaShirsh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express bloomed lotus and circular movement?

    <p>AlaPadma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express grapefruit, bells, and big bells?

    <p>Kangul</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express leaf, number three, and trident?

    <p>Trishul</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express animals like rabbit, deer, and cow?

    <p>MrugShirsha</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express women, cheek, and playing Veena?

    <p>MrugShirsha</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hand gesture is used to express number one and to indicate Lord Vishnu?

    <p>Suchi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express fruit, ball, and to eat?

    <p>PadmaKosh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express climbing and making bridge?

    <p>HansaPakshya</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express eyes, oil, ghee, and aesthetic pleasure?

    <p>Bhramara</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hand gesture is used to express goddesses Laxmi and Saraswati?

    <p>Kapitha</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mudra is used to express stomach and offerings to God?

    <p>Sandanshya</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Kapitha mudra is used to express wearing a necklace and offering Betel leaves.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    KataKaMukh mudra is used to express moon, face, and Lord Shiva's crown.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Suchi mudra is used to express the number one and to think.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Chandrakala mudra is used to express the hood of a snake.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Kangul is used to express bird, coconut, and grapefruit.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Hansasyya is used to express a swan, something beautiful, and writing or drawing artistically.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    SimhaMukh is used to express animals like rabbit, deer, and cow.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Chatura is used to show a small quantity or to request a small thing.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    HansaPakshya is used to express making marks with the nail and male swan.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Trishul is used to express leaf, number three, and trident.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    SarpaShirsh is used to express snake, low tone, and looking after animals.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mukula is used to express separation from beloved and circular movement.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Bhramara is used to express eyes, oil, and the difference of casts.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    AlaPadma is used to express bird, anger, and height.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    MrugShirsha is used to express women, playing Veena, and calling the beloved.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Sandanshya is used to express stomach, offerings to God, and number five.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their primary usage:

    <p>Kapitha = Expressing goddesses Laxmi and Saraswati KataKaMukh = Expressing wearing a necklace and offering Betel leaves Suchi = Expressing number one, thinking, and indicating Lord Vishnu Chandrakala = Expressing moon, face, and Lord Shiva's crown</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their associated actions:

    <p>Kapitha = Milking cows and a girl holding a flower KataKaMukh = Drawing a bow slowly and applying scent Suchi = Beating the drum and indicating Lord Vishnu Chandrakala = Expressing River Ganga and Lord Shiva's crown</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their symbolic representations:

    <p>Kapitha = Representing the goddesses Laxmi and Saraswati KataKaMukh = Symbolizing speech and glancing Suchi = Symbolizing the sun, city, and world Chandrakala = Symbolizing the moon and face</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their expressions:

    <p>Kapitha = Expressing the act of grasping the end of the rope and holding the 'Anchal' KataKaMukh = Expressing the act of offering Betel leaves and grinding paste for mask Suchi = Expressing the act of saying 'thus' or 'what' and indicating Lord Vishnu Chandrakala = Expressing the act of representing River Ganga and Lord Shiva's crown</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>SarpaShirsh = Express snake, low tone, looking after animals, sprinkling holy water MrugShirsha = Express women, cheek, fear, argument, playing Veena SimhaMukh = Express animals like rabbit, deer, cow, preparing medicines Kangul = Express grapefruit, bells and big bells, small bangles, bird, beetle nut</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>AlaPadma = Express bloomed lotus, fruit, circular movement, separation from beloved Chatura = Express small quantity, request a small thing Bhramara = Express eyes, oil, ghee, incense, musk, a little, copper, iron Hansasyya = Express swan, something beautiful, writing or drawing artistically, put tikka on forehead</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>HansaPakshya = Express climbing, making bridge, making marks with the nail, cover, male swan Sandanshya = Express stomach, offerings to God, wound, worm, fear, worship, number five Mukula = Express bloomed lotus, fruit, circular movement, separation from beloved TamraChud = Express cock, crane, camel, calf, writing, a child</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>Trishul = Express leaf, number three, trident Chatura = Express small quantity, request a small thing Kangul = Express grapefruit, bells and big bells, small bangles, bird, beetle nut SarpaShirsh = Express snake, low tone, looking after animals, sprinkling holy water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>SimhaMukh = Express animals like rabbit, deer, cow, preparing medicines Hansasyya = Express swan, something beautiful, writing or drawing artistically, put tikka on forehead HansaPakshya = Express climbing, making bridge, making marks with the nail, cover, male swan Chatura = Express small quantity, request a small thing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>AlaPadma = Express bloomed lotus, fruit, circular movement, separation from beloved Bhramara = Express eyes, oil, ghee, incense, musk, a little, copper, iron Trishul = Express leaf, number three, trident Kangul = Express grapefruit, bells and big bells, small bangles, bird, beetle nut</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>SarpaShirsh = Express snake, low tone, looking after animals, sprinkling holy water MrugShirsha = Express women, cheek, fear, argument, playing Veena SimhaMukh = Express animals like rabbit, deer, cow, preparing medicines TamraChud = Express cock, crane, camel, calf, writing, a child</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>Hansasyya = Express swan, something beautiful, writing or drawing artistically, put tikka on forehead HansaPakshya = Express climbing, making bridge, making marks with the nail, cover, male swan Sandanshya = Express stomach, offerings to God, wound, worm, fear, worship, number five Mukula = Express bloomed lotus, fruit, circular movement, separation from beloved</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>Trishul = Express leaf, number three, trident Chatura = Express small quantity, request a small thing Kangul = Express grapefruit, bells and big bells, small bangles, bird, beetle nut SarpaShirsh = Express snake, low tone, looking after animals, sprinkling holy water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>SimhaMukh = Express animals like rabbit, deer, cow, preparing medicines Hansasyya = Express swan, something beautiful, writing or drawing artistically, put tikka on forehead HansaPakshya = Express climbing, making bridge, making marks with the nail, cover, male swan Chatura = Express small quantity, request a small thing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>AlaPadma = Express bloomed lotus, fruit, circular movement, separation from beloved Bhramara = Express eyes, oil, ghee, incense, musk, a little, copper, iron Trishul = Express leaf, number three, trident Kangul = Express grapefruit, bells and big bells, small bangles, bird, beetle nut</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hand gestures with their meanings:

    <p>SarpaShirsh = Express snake, low tone, looking after animals, sprinkling holy water MrugShirsha = Express women, cheek, fear, argument, playing Veena SimhaMukh = Express animals like rabbit, deer, cow, preparing medicines TamraChud = Express cock, crane, camel, calf, writing, a child</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Hand Gestures in Indian Dance

    • Kapitha: Palm raised outward, 2nd, 3rd, and little fingers bent, 1st finger bent forward, and thumb bent to touch the tip of the 1st finger, used to express goddesses, milking cows, and holding flowers.

    Expressing Various Entities

    • KataKaMukh: Palm raised outward, 3rd and little fingers extended, 1st finger and thumb curved forward, used to express wearing a necklace, offering Betel leaves, and grinding paste.
    • Suchi: Palm raised outward, 3rd and little fingers bent, 1st finger straight, and 2nd finger either straight or bent to touch the thumb, used to express number one, to think, and indicating Lord Vishnu.
    • Chandrakala: Palm raised outward, 2nd, 3rd, and little fingers bent, 1st finger and thumb stretched apart, used to express the moon, face, and Lord Shiva's crown.
    • PadmaKosh: Palm hallowed, facing outward, fingers bent, and little finger and thumb moved towards the bent fingers, used to express fruit, ball, and flower bud.
    • SarpaShirsh: Palm hallowed, raised, and facing outward, fingers and thumb close together, used to express snake, low tone, and looking after animals.
    • MrugShirsha: Palm raised outward, little finger extended, other fingers bent, and thumb bent backward, used to express women, cheek, fear, and argument.
    • SimhaMukh: Palm raised outward, 1st and little fingers stretched, 2nd and 3rd fingers bent, and thumb touching their tips, used to express animals like rabbit, deer, and cow.
    • Kangul: Palm raised outward, all fingers but the little finger touch at the tip, used to express grapefruit, bells, and small bangles.
    • AlaPadma: Palm faced upward, hallowed, fingers spread out, and bent to form a petal-led circle, used to express bloomed lotus, fruit, and circular movement.

    Expressing Various Actions

    • Chatura: Palm faced outward, hallowed, fingers bent, and little finger extended, used to express a small quantity, to request a small thing.
    • Bhramara: Used to express eyes, oil, ghee, and incense.
    • Hansasya: Palm raised outward, little finger extended, 3rd finger extended but bent, and 1st and 2nd fingers bent forward, used to express a swan, something beautiful, and writing or drawing artistically.
    • HansaPakshya: Palm raised outward, finger extended, and other 3 fingers bent forward, used to express climbing, making a bridge, and making marks with the nail.
    • Sandanshya: Palm raised outward, 1st finger bent down, and other three fingers extended forward, used to express stomach, offerings to God, and wound.
    • Mukula: Palm raised outward, four fingers bent forward, and thumb bent to touch the tip of the fingers.
    • TamraChud: Palm raised outward, 3rd and little fingers bent, 1st finger bent, and thumb touching the 2nd finger, used to express cock, crane, and camel.
    • Trishul: Palm raised outward, pinky bent, and held by the thumb, leaving the 3 middle fingers straight, used to express leaf, number three, and trident.

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    Test your knowledge of Mudras in Indian classical dance with this quiz. Identify and learn about different hand gestures used to express various emotions, deities, and actions in traditional dance forms.

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