Namaste facts for kids
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
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Pressing hands together with a smile to greet namaste – a common cultural gesture in India
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A Nepali bride in namaste pose while welcoming guests at her wedding
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A namaste gesture in the artwork of the 6th to 7th century CE Rajivalochan Vishnu Temple, Rajim, Chhattisgarh
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A side view of a Hindu man in namaste pose
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The ninth line from the top, last word in the Rigveda manuscript above is namas in the sense of "reverential worship"
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Statue with namaste pose in a Thai temple
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Namaste statue in Bali, Indonesia
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Namaste (yakshi salabhanjika), c. 100 BCE, Satna, Madhya Pradesh
See also
In Spanish: Námaste para niños
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