Nirmala Devi's hand reading

The hands of Nirmala Devi, popularly known as Mataji (1923 –2011) show a personality with intelligence, pragmatism, aggression and boldness, and these qualities are developed to a high degree. Generally speaking, people with these qualities are successful in life. However, if I had not known that these were Mataji’s hands I would not have been able to pinpoint the field in which her success lay. Her hands do not show any great talent in
the realm of spiritualism.

In my opinion, the qualities of objectivity, detachment, idealism, and asceticism are important aspects of a true spiritual leader. Nirmala Devi's hands show that there are all kinds of spiritual leaders, even the practical types, just as there are business types such as Baba Ramdev.

The shape of Nirmala Devi's hand is normal in the sense the fingers are of medium length, and the palm is neither too broad nor too long. The mounts are developed, particularly that of Jupiter and Moon and Mars to some extent. Venus is underdeveloped and restricted by the lifeline. Her hands are clear and medium length. The headline is highset and rather straight. The third phalanges of her fingers are thick and long. The Apollo (ring) and Jupiter (index) fingers are fairly strong. The thumb is likely to be high-set and is held close to the hand.

See a picture of Mataji's hands here.

The qualities of calmness and objectivity are not present in Mataji’s hands, despite her general pragmatic and broad approach to issues. Her hands show her to be fairly emotional to the point of being temperamental. Her hand also shows the presence of high ambition for worldly success, the presence of ego, and a person very much concerned with status symbols. Her hands also show a domineering nature and a short temper although it does not show overt aggression. Idealism is present but as the rest of the hand shows a crude type of nature, this idealism may not be directed properly or for good ends.

The hand does not show philosophical thinking which is odd if one considers her vocation. In contrast, hands like that of Osho Rajneesh showed extraordinary insight even if they showed much less integrity.

Another drawback is that although Nirmala Devi's hands show a helpful nature, there is evidence of an inherent coldness. A deep-seated love for humanity is not seen in her hands; nor is warmth and or unselfishness. This is in contrast to the hands of say, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. However, Mataji's hands also show that in the latter half of her life, she becomes less cold and reaches out to people more than she did earlier although her inherent nature does not change.

Related Reading: More hand readings of gurus:
Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON or Shrimad Rajchandra's hands or The hand reading of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Check out a post that discusses the differences between the gurus of old and the modern gurus: The hands of Swami Sivananda Saraswati of Rishikesh and Swami Chidananda

Hand readings of Spiritual Leaders from different parts of the world: including the Pope, the Ayatollah, the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa and also Mahatma Gandhi,  and Sai Baba or the hand reading of Jaggi Vasudev (Sadhguru)

Hand readings of other authors and Spiritual Leaders: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's hand reading or Dr A.P.J. Kalam’s hand reading  or Paulo Coelho's hand reading

Or Other Spiritual Leaders.

(Nirmala Srivastava (née Nirmala Salve or Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi) was the founder of Sahaja Yoga, a new religious movement. She called herself the incarnation of the Adi Shakti. Photo credits for her free photo from the wiki: Michael Markl / CC BY-SA 3.0 DE [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en]))