Also called: whorl · Bhanwara Chinha · भँवरा चिन्ह · fingertip wheel

Where on the hand: On the pad of each fingertip; every fingertip carries either a chakra or a shankh, never both.

What it looks like: The ridges form a closed concentric circle or spiral round the core, with two triradii — drawn as a set of complete rings or a tight spiral filling the fingertip, closed on all sides rather than opening to one edge.

Ten chakras on all ten fingers is described as राजा के समान जीवन — a life like a king's, with high status and honour. Chakra on the fingertips is said to be 'found on great people; no less than a king of kings; a devotee of Viṣṇu.'

Read with care: Term correction: भँवरा चिन्ह should be भँवर चिह्न — भँवरा is a bumblebee, and चिन्ह is a metathesis of चिह्न.

no less than a king of kings; a devotee of ViṣṇuHindi fingertip-mark sources