Kataka Hasta

Glossary

A single-handed mudra or gesture in the South Asian iconographic tradition in which the thumb, middle and ring fingers are held close to the palm to form a ring, while the index and little fingers are bent at the first joint. Common in both dance and sculpture, it is signifies holding an object.

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Kataka Hasta%newline%A single-handed mudra or gesture in the South Asian iconographic tradition in which the thumb, middle and ring fingers are held close to the palm to form a ring, while the index and little fingers are bent at the first joint. Common in both dance and sculpture, it is signifies holding an object.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Kataka Hasta”. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kataka-hasta/
MLA	“Kataka Hasta.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kataka-hasta/. Accessed 17, November, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Kataka Hasta. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kataka-hasta/. (Accessed: 17, November, 2024)