namaskar /ˌnäməsˈkär, ˌnɑməsˈkɑr 
/ ▸ noun a traditional Indian greeting or gesture of respect, made by bringing the palms together before the face or chest and bowing: [as exclamation] “Namaskar Laxmanji!”.
– ORIGIN via Hindi from Sanskrit namaskāra, from namas ‘bowing’ + kāra ‘action’.
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