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In the Ardhapataka, if the forefinger and little finger are bent backwards, it is called Kartarimukha. We can also interpret the definition as follows: In the Ardhacandra pose, if the little finger (in the bent position) and the index (in the stretched position) are bent backwards, then, it is Kartarimukha.

Kartarimukha is suitable for depicting parting of a couple, conflicts, opposition, looting, corner of the eye, death, alienating, lightning, sleeping, clever or inconsistency, disjunction, fall, and creeper.