Varadamudra

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The varadamudra (Sanskrit: वरदमुद्रा, romanized: varadamudrā) often translated as wish-granting mudra or wish-bestowing mudra, is a symbolic gesture featured in the iconography of Indian religions. It indicates a gesture by the hand and symbolises dispensing of boons.

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