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Two hands pressed together with fingers pointing upward.
Also known as: Hands in prayer, Orans hands, Praying hands on a grave
Palms together in the posture of prayer. Distinct from clasped hands, which are shaking rather than praying — the distinction is visible and the two are routinely conflated in online guides.
Distinct from the clasped-hands motif, which shows two hands gripped in a handshake and carries quite different readings. The two are frequently conflated in popular symbol guides and are easy to tell apart on the stone.
Two hands shown from the side with palms flat against one another and all fingers extended upward, the wrists emerging from sleeves below.
Praying hands are pressed palm to palm; clasped hands are gripped in a handshake. Popular guides conflate them constantly.