Namaskar
Namaste or Namaskara is the traditional Indian
form of salutation. It is used while greeting friends and acquaintances as also
while paying obeisance to God. The most popular form of greeting, especially the elders, is to say Namaste
with the hands joined at the chest level. It is also used at the time of
farewell.
Both
palms are brought together and raised just below the face. It is believed that
both the hands symbolize one mind or the self meeting the self.
There is a vast
difference in the western mode of shaking hands and the Hindu way of saying
Namaste with clasped hands. |
