10. Shikhara ("Spire")

 From Mushti Mudra (a fist), raise your thumb up.

It originates from Meru-bow, when Candrasekhara (Siva) held Mt. Meru (Equator) as his bow.

Its sage is Jihna,

its race is Gandharva,

its colour is dusky,

the God of Love (Kama, Madana, Rati-Vallabha, Smara, Manmatha) is its patron deity.

Viniyogas

1. Madhana - Manmatha or Kama, the God of love
2. Kaamuka - Bow
3. Sthamba - Pillar
4. Nishchaya - Certainty
5. Pithrukarmani - Offering to ancestors
6. Oshtra - Lips
7. Pravishtaroopa - To pour liquid
8. Radhana - Teeth
9. Prashnabhavana - Questioning
10. Linga - Shiva Lingam or Phallic symbol
11. Naastheetivachana - Saying "I don't know"
12. Samarana  - Recollection Abhinayaanthikam - Intimate suggestion
13. Katibhandhakarshana - To lighten the waist band
14. Parirambhavidikrama - Embracing
15. Gantaninadha - Sounding a bell

When a dancer completes learning all of Mushti gesture usages he / she recites:
Sikhara Jujyate Bharata Dibi

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