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Astavakrasana
Asymmetric hand-balancing posture in modern yoga / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Astavakrasana[1] (Sanskrit: अष्टावक्रासन; IAST: Aṣṭāvakrāsana) or Eight-Angle Pose[2] is a hand-balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise dedicated to the sage Astavakra, the spiritual guru of King Janaka.[3]
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