Ardha-Chandra Mudra
Ardha Chandra is the sixth mudra of the 28 Single Hand Mudras (Asamyutta Hasta) as described in the Abhinaya Darpana.
How to:
From Pataaka, extand your thumb out away from your palm.
It is used to denote the following:-
It denotes the eight phase of the wanning fortnight of the moon. (Half Moon)
A hand seizing the throat
A Spear
Consecrating and bathing an image
Dining plate
Source or beginning
Waist
Contemplation
Meditation
Prayers
Touching of ones limbs
Accosting ordinary people