The palm tree mudra pictures

Most of the pictures in India had been taken by Guru Dasa, a keen photographer. He can be seen in the film running ahead of the sankirtana party and then turning and quickly taking pictures. Now, with the addition of John in their party, many more photos would be taken, among them a much-loved series Yamuna referred to as the "palm tree mudra" pictures.

Yamuna: I went back to the archives and looked at them, and I counted that there were over twenty separate mudra shots that you (John or Yadubara) got of Prabhupada during that lecture. And afterwards, I remember asking Srila Prabhupada about them. I said, "Srila Prabhupada, you did so many things with your hands today in the lecture. Did that have some significance?" And he said, "Yes, those are called mudras. My Guru Maharaja was very expert in expressing himself through mudras. He said that each one has a different significance according to shastra. And they are used to make a point."