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