Asamyukta Hastas
Asamyukta Hastas are gestures formed with one hand. According to the Abhinaya Darpana tradition, 28 are commonly taught in Bharatanatyam.
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Two widely watched beginner-friendly references: one for the shapes and one for viniyoga (uses).
Learning content follows the commonly taught Abhinaya Darpana list. Hand reference photographs are loaded from Naatyaanjali, which credits photographer Dmitry Rukhlenko. Individual schools may use slightly different spellings, pronunciations or interpretations of viniyoga.