Hindu greeting in which the two palms are placed together in front of the chest and the head bows while saying the word namaste.
The traditional expression of greeting and farewell practiced among yogis and performed with the hands placed in prayer position at the heart center. It is usually accompanied with a bowing of the head and body. It means "The Divine in me salutes the Divine in you."
A respectful greeting that is accompanied by a gesture of joining one's palms, with the fingertips pointing upwards. The joined palms are brought close to the chest.
Traditional Nepali greeting of Hindi and Sanskrit descent. It literally means, "I salute the God which dwells within you."
("the most graceful substitute" for a handshake, "slight bow, hands clasped near the heart as in prayer") ( language=Hindi) [Lance Morrow, TIME, November 8, 1999
(Hindu) "The Presence within me greets the Presence within you." Folded hands touch the third eye chakra and then the heart chakra in this greeting - an ancient mudra to give blessings of light.
traditional greeting (prayer like gesture) given at the end of practice meaning "I salute the divine light within you"
Traditional (Hindu) greeting with hands joined at heart, eye contact and brief bow - "I bow to the divinity within you"
Gesture of greeting with spiritual and symbolic significance. See Namaste: The Significance of a Yogic Greeting.
a traditional spoken greeting with hands together at the heart, often interpreted as ``the divine in me greets the divine in you``.
greeting performed with folded hands, hello
An Indian greeting simply translated "I bow to the divine in you"; from the root words: Namas - bow, reverential salutation (from "Nam" -humbly submitting) Te - to you, acknowledging the divine presence in another. Traditionally said while bringing the palms together at the heart in prayer position and lightly bowing the head and shoulders.
A Hindu greeting. It is a divine ackowledgement to each other that we are all from the same source, regardless of our religious beliefs, cultural, and/or ethnic backgrounds. There is in all of us the divine.
Sanskrit word meaning "I salute the spirit within ". Traditional Indian and Nepalese greeting.
common greeting. Literally, "I salute the god in you."
A Hindu term meaning "I salute the divinity in you". Usually said with the palms pressed together in front of the chest and with a slight bow.
This Hindu salutation says “the divine in me honors the divine in you.” The expression is used on meeting or parting and usually is accompanied by the gesture of holding the palms together in front of the bosom. Pronounced NUM-ah-stay.
Namasté or Namaskar ( in Nepali and Hindi (from internal sandhi between and ) is a South Asian greeting, which is used when both Hello and Goodbye would be used in English. The meaning can be quite different, however.