[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.978 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.978 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.978 - **Language:** English ### [c4.978](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.978) AṢṬAKALĀSYA. This is a gesture in the Kathakali dance. In the play 'Kalyāṇasaugandhika' the character of Hanūmāna and in the play 'Kālakeyavadha' the character of Arjuna do enact this. Increasing step by step the gesture takes eight forms in combination before it is finished accompanied by background drumming and music. (Kathakali). - [Previous: c4.977](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.977) - [Next: c4.979](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.979) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.978](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.978) · Pramāṇa