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By Revital Carroll,Cain Carroll

Drawn from of crucial historical texts at the topic, the Natya Shastra and the Abhinaya Darpana, this beautiful set of uncomplicated playing cards indicates the fifty two basic hand mudras utilized in Indian dance and theatre. those gestures give you the foundation for a whole language of hand articulation. every one card provides a full-colour photo of the mudra with Sanskrit identify, transliteration and English translation, in addition to concise info on origins and purposes. The playing cards are prepared within the conventional order with 28 single-hand and 24 joined-hand gestures, as defined within the Abhinaya Darpana. From storytelling to representations of human emotion to religious symbolism, hand mudras are the most powerful and expressive gains of Classical Indian Dance.

This card set will enhance the perform of scholars and lecturers of Classical Indian Dance and theatre, and should be beneficial to an individual drawn to Indian mudras.

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