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'''Matsya'''
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Representing a fish, the '''Matsya''' mudra is the seventeenth of the twenty-four joint-hand mudras. It is known as the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
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==Application==
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Can be used by performing artists to denote a fish. When the thumbs are moved in circles, the movement of swimming is expressed.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:58, 6 July 2013

Matsya
Matsya.jpg
Meaning Fish

Representing a fish, the Matsya mudra is the seventeenth of the twenty-four joint-hand mudras. It is known as the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Application

Can be used by performing artists to denote a fish. When the thumbs are moved in circles, the movement of swimming is expressed.