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1.Kapitha: The palm is raised outwards. The 2nd, 3rd and little fingers are bent into the palm and the 1 st finger is bent forward and the thumb is bent to touch the tip of the 1st finger. Used to express goddesses Laxmi and Saraswati, milking cows, a girl holding flower, grasping the end of the rop...

1.Kapitha: The palm is raised outwards. The 2nd, 3rd and little fingers are bent into the palm and the 1 st finger is bent forward and the thumb is bent to touch the tip of the 1st finger. Used to express goddesses Laxmi and Saraswati, milking cows, a girl holding flower, grasping the end of the rope, hold the "Anchal", "ghungat", offering incense and lamp 2.KataKaMukh: The palm is raised outwards. The 3rd and little finger are extended and bent very slightly, the 1st finger and thumb are curved forward to touch at the tips and the 2nd finger is bent to touch the base at the thumb. Used to express wearing a necklace, offering Betel leaves, grinding paste for mask, drawing a bow slowly, applying scent, speech, glancing 3.Suchi: The palm is raised outwards. The 3rd and little fingers are bent very slightly, the 1st finger is stretched straight and the 2nd finger is either kept straight or bent to touch the tip of the thumb and the thumb is bent a little forward. Used to express number one, to think, saying "thus" or "what" or "he", sun, city, world, beating the drum,circle, explanation, evening, indicate Lord Vishnu 4.Chandrakala: The palm is raised facing outwards. The 2nd, 3rd and little fingers are bent facing forward parallel to the palm and the first finger and the thumb are stretched apart and extended straight. Used to express moon, face, Lord Shiva's crown, River Ganga 5.PadmaKosh: The palm is hallowed and faces outwards. The four fingers are bent. A part of the little finger and the thumb is moved towards the bent fingers. Used to express fruit, ball, flower bud, to eat, mango, bunch of flowers, lotus 6.SarpaShirsh: The palm is hallowed slightly, raised and faces outwards. The fingers and the thumb are close together and extended as the hood of the snake. Used to show snake, low tone, looking after animals, sprinkling holy water, offering holy water to God to lift a baby, to hold a earthen pot, giving blessings 7.MrugShirsha: The palm is raised facing outwards. The little finger is extended straight, the other fingers are bent parallel to the base of the palm and the thumb is bent slightly backward behind the 1st finger. Used to express women, cheek, fear, argument, playing Veena, , head of a dear, massaging the feet, applying makeup power on face, calling the beloved, house, umbrella, stairs 8.SimhaMukh (Sim-hah-mook-hah): The palm is raised facing outwards. The 1st and little fingers are stretched straight; the 2nd and 3rd fingers are bent parallel to the palm and the thumb touches their tips. Used to express animals like rabbit, deer,Cow, , preparing medicines, garland of lotus 9.Kangul The palm is raised facing outwards and all but the little finger touch at the tip. The little finger is bent inward and touches the base of the thumb. Used to express grapefruit, bells and big bells, small bangles, bird, beetle nut, child's chest, white water lily, coconut 10. AlaPadma: The palm is faced upwards and hallowed. All the fingers are spread out and bent to form a petal led circle. Used to express bloomed lotus, fruit, circular movement, separation from beloved, yearning for beloved, mirror, full moon, beauty, anger, bird, to praise, height, to ask why, what and where 11.Chatura: The palm is faced outwards and hallowed. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd fingers and the thumb are bent like a hooded snake and the little finger is extended straight. To show a small quantity, to request a small thing. 12.Bhramara: Used to express eyes, oil, ghee, incense, musk, a little, copper, iron, to taste aesthetic pleasure, sorrow, the difference of casts, proof of promise, sweetness, charming, slow walk, breaking into pieces, face Used to express bee, parrot, crane, wing, cuckoo 13.Hansasyya: The palm is raised facing outward and very slightly hallowed. The little finger is extended straight. The 3rd finger is also extended but is bent slightly and the 1st and 2nd fingers are bent forward to touch the thumb at the tips.To show a swan, something beautiful, writing or drawing artistically, to put tikka on forehead 14. HansaPakshya: The palm is raised facing outward and very slightly hallowed. The finger is extended straight and the other 3 fingers are bent forward, while the thumb bends over to touch the center of the 2nd finger on the inside. Used to express climbing, making bridge, making marks with the nail, to cover, male swan. 15. Sandanshya The palm is raised facing outwards. The 1st finger is bent down to touch the thumb at the tip and the other three fingers are extended forward and very slightly bent at the joints Used to express stomach, offerings to God, wound, worm, fear, worship, number five 16. Mukula: The palm is raised facing outwards. The four fingers are bent forward together and the thumb bent to touch the tip of the fingers. 17.TamraChud: The palm is raised facing outwards. The 3rd and the little fingers are bent into the palm. The 1st finger is bent and touches its own base, the 2nd finger is bent forward and the thumb goes to touch it at the first joint. Used to express cock, crane, camel, calf, writing, a child Used to express eating, to show flower bud, water lily, kissing a child 18. Trishul : From Pataka Hast tthe pinky is bent and held by the thumb, leaving the 3 middle fingers straight. It is Used to express leaf, number three, and trident and Lord Brahma.