Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Namaste, the Hindu Greeting is becoming more common amoung all of us

Spanish actor and director Antonio Banderas gestures before receiving the Espiga de Honor (Spike of Honour) at the 55th Seminci International Film Festival in Valladolid October 23, 2010. REUTERS/Felix Ordonez (SPAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Spanish actor and director Antonio Banderas gestures before receiving the Espiga de Honor (Spike of Honour) at the 55th Seminci International Film Festival in Valladolid October 23, 2010.

For hundreds of years the greeting among the polite in Hindu society has been "Namaste," (Pronounced namástay)

The hands held together signify the bringing together of spirit and body.

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader The Dalai Lama gestures during a ceremony at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto October 23, 2010.  REUTERS/Mike Cassese  (CANADA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY POLITICS)

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader The Dalai Lama gestures during a ceremony at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto October 23, 2010.
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