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Indian sadhu performing namaste
A sadhu doing namaste in Madurai, India.

Namaste is a greeting used a lot in many East Asian countries. It is used when both Hello and Goodbye would be used in English, though it has a very different meaning.

Namaste is a traditional Indian greeting of respect and thank you, with a spiritual and symbolic 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.”

Images for kids

  • An Oberoi Hotel employee doing Namaste, New Delhi

    Pressing hands together with a smile to greet namaste – a common cultural gesture in India

  • Nepali hindu bride

    A Nepali bride in namaste pose while welcoming guests at her wedding

  • 6th to 7th century Rajivalochan Vishnu Temple namaste 2, Rajim, Chhattisgarh artwork - 9

    A namaste gesture in the artwork of the 6th to 7th century CE Rajivalochan Vishnu Temple, Rajim, Chhattisgarh

  • Namaste to the rising sun, Hindu culture religion rites rituals sights

    A side view of a Hindu man in namaste pose

  • 1500-1200 BCE, Vivaha sukta, Rigveda 10.85.16-27, Sanskrit, Devanagari, manuscript page

    The ninth line from the top, last word in the Rigveda manuscript above is namas in the sense of "reverential worship"

  • Thai wai

    Statue with namaste pose in a Thai temple

  • 1 namaste greeting statue in Bali Indonesia

    Namaste statue in Bali, Indonesia

  • Yakshi on elephant.Bharhut.Bharat Kala Bhavan

    Namaste (yakshi salabhanjika), c. 100 BCE, Satna, Madhya Pradesh

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Námaste para niños

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