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  2. Namaste - Wikipedia

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    Namaste. Pressing hands together with a smile to greet namaste – a common cultural gesture in India. Namaste (Sanskrit pronunciation: [nɐmɐste:], [1] Devanagari: नमस्ते), sometimes called namaskār and namaskāram, is a customary Hindu [2][3][4] manner of respectfully greeting and honouring a person or group, used at any time of ...

  3. Greeting - Wikipedia

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    In India, it is common to see the Namaste greeting (or "Sat Sri Akal" for Sikhs) where the palms of the hands are pressed together and held near the heart with the head gently bowed. Among Christians in certain parts of the world such as Poland, the greeting phrase "Praise the Lord" has had common usage, especially in the pre-World War II era.

  4. Culture of India - Wikipedia

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    Indian-origin religions Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, [4] are all based on the concepts of dharma and karma. Ahimsa, the philosophy of nonviolence, is an important aspect of native Indian faiths whose most well-known proponent was Shri Mahatma Gandhi, who used civil disobedience to unite India during the Indian independence movement – this philosophy further inspired Martin ...

  5. Adab (gesture) - Wikipedia

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    Adab (Hindustani: آداب (Nastaleeq), आदाब (Devanagari)), from the Arabic word Aadaab (آداب), meaning respect and politeness, is a hand gesture used in the Indian subcontinent, by the Urdu -speaking while greeting. [1][2] It involves raising the right hand in front of the eyes with palm inwards, while the upper torso is bent forward.

  6. Thai greeting - Wikipedia

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    The Thai greeting referred to as the wai (Thai: ไหว้, pronounced [wâːj]) consists of a slight bow, with the palms pressed together in a prayer-like fashion. It has its origin in the Indian Añjali Mudrā, like the Indian namaste and Burmese mingalaba. The higher the hands are held in relation to the face and the lower the bow, the ...

  7. Category:Greeting words and phrases of India - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Greeting words and phrases of India" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  8. Culture of Mangalore - Wikipedia

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    A typical Yakshagana artist. The Yakshagana is a night-long dance and drama performance practiced in Mangalore. [2] [15] The Pilivesha (Tiger dance) is a folk dance unique to this area, which is performed during Dasara and Krishna Janmashtami. [16] Karadi Vesha (Bear Dance) is performed during Dasara in Mangalore. [5]

  9. Kamala Harris: A Baptist with a Jewish husband and a faith ...

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    A Baptist married to a Jewish man, she’s inspired by the work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and influenced by the religious traditions of her mother’s native India as well as the Black ...