MUDRAS

Symbolizes many things, including a flag, clouds, water, and more.

Can symbolize a crown, trees, flames, and more.

Most commonly used to depict nature such as leaves or riverbanks, and the term "both".

Commonly used to depict the eyes, lightning, creeping vines, or parting of two things.

Often used for depicting a peacock's beak or feathers, or to show creeping vines and birds.

Most commonly used to depict the half moon.

Used to symbolize drinking something (nector, venom).

Can symbolize shooting an arrow/lance.

Often used to symbolize strength, conflict, holding weapons, and more.

Can symbolize many things, including a Shiva Lingam, a bow, bravery, royalty, ringing a bell, and more.

Used to represent Goddess Lakshmi, Goddess Saraswati or holding a flower.

First type of Katakamukha, meaning the opening of a bracelet. Used to depict a bird.

Second type of katakamukha and the starting mudra in a Bharatanatyam Namaskaram. Can symbolize plucking flowers, a garland/necklace, and more.

Last type of katakamukha. Most commonly used to depict a bird, Goddess Parvati, Andal, holding a garland, or a girl in general.

Can be used to indicate many things, such as "just one", the number 100, "you", "that time", the planets spinning, the world, a city, and more.

Most commonly used to denote the moon or the crest of Shiva.

Used to represent fruits, a ball, a bud, and more.

Primarily symbolizes a snake - a snake's head, intertwined snakes, or the snakes around Shiva.

Used to symbolize animals such as deer, cattle, elephants, or the face of a lion.

Same as Padmakosha, with the ring finger tucked inside. Can represent fruit, white lily flower, and more.

Can symbolize many things, including a bloomed lotus, beauty, holding a pot, showing the face, compassion (mukula to alapadma) and more.

Mudra used in the namaskaram. Used to represent taking blessings (chatura on feet then eyes), showing eyes, compassion, and more.

Most commonly used to denote a bee, or the fangs of an asura. Can also represent birds.

Symbolizes many things, including the phrase "is there" or "happened". Often used as the mudra when writing Om or when showing tying a sacred thread (Thaali).

Can be used to represent a box, the number 6, accepting a gift, or used in an embrace.

Used to depict the number 5, a twinkling star, and more.

Often used to show a bud, compassion (also along with alapadma), births, and more.

Used as the mudra to depict "enemies". Can sometimes represents a rooster or heron.

Most commonly used to symbolize a trident, Lord Murugha's or Lord Shiva's. Also used to represent the number 3.