Alidhasana

(“shooting posture”) Bodily posture
(asana) characteristic of certain
images in Hindu iconography. This
position is like that of an archer drawing a bow, in which one knee is thrown
forward, the other leg pushed back,
and the trunk twisted in the direction
of the front leg. The god Shiva in his
manifestation as Tripurari, “the
destroyer of the Triple City,” is often
shown in this posture. The god Rama is
also portrayed in his warrior pose.
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