A symbolic hand gesture (mudra) in Indian dance, sculpture,
and ritual in which the right hand is put flat on the left, both palms facing
up, and the joined hands are lay on the crossed legs.
This mudra signifies that the figure is a yoga master in a
sculptural depiction.
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