This hand gesture is called "Shivalinga".Hold Ardhacandra in the left hand, palm facing up.
Hold shikhara in the right hand and place it on the left hand.
- The shloka say that this Mudra indicates a Linga of lord Shiva. Linga means sign, mark or symbol. Thus a Shivlinga is a symbol that represents Hindu God lord Shiva
- Linga is derived from the Sanskrit word lingam, which comes from li meaning, “to dissolve” and gam “to move on”.
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