Namaste
Namaste or Namaskar is a neutral greeting used a lot in many East Asian countries. It is used when Hello and Hi are used in English, though it has a very different meaning.
Namaste is kind of like a praise to the person receiving the namaste.
The word's meaning is “I bow to the divine in you.” Namaste is a traditional Indian greeting of respect and thank you, with spiritual and symbolic meaning, This is more traditional to do it to your elders.
Namaste Media
Pressing hands together with a smile to greet namaste – a common cultural gesture in India
A namaste gesture in the artwork of the 6th to 7th century CE Rajivalochan Vishnu Temple, Rajim, Chhattisgarh
A side view of a Hindu man in namaste pose
Namaste statue in Bali, Indonesia
The ninth line from the top, last word in the Rigveda manuscript above is namas in the sense of "reverential worship"
Statue with namaste pose (wai) in a Thai temple
