What is mudras? 

Mudras is the use of specific hand gesture to convey themes, words and messages to the audience. As there is no use of voice these gestures are key in showing the story/play. Mudras can be split into 4 catagories:

Samyuta mudras - double-handed Mudras

Asymyuta mudras - one-handed Mudras

Samana mudras - a single mudra depicts several things

Misra mudras - where the two hands show different mudras

Kathakali - The art of the non-worldly - Marg publications 


Mudras takes a lot of practice, a students hands will take months to adjust to the curls and twists of the root mudras. There are 24 of these root mudras. students begin by learning the gods.