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Shanta Rao's Hands Demonstrating Mudras, Vogue

Arnaud de Rosnay1968-12-01

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Dancer Shanta Rao's hands, wearing multiple gold bracelets and rings, in mudras, a narrative gesture language, where the meaning of specific gestures depends on the context of the dance. This mudra might connote the god Shiva in phallic form riding the bull Nandi.

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  • Title: Shanta Rao's Hands Demonstrating Mudras, Vogue
  • Creator: Arnaud de Rosnay
  • Date Created: 1968-12-01
  • Location Created: India
  • Provenance: Vogue, December 1, 1968
  • Photographer: Arnaud de Rosnay
  • Depicted Person: Shanta Rao
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