<P> Namaskar is also part of the 16 upacharas used inside temples or any place of formal Puja (worship). Namaste in the context of deity worship, scholars conclude, has the same function as in greeting a guest or anyone else . It expresses politeness, courtesy, honor, and hospitality from one person to the other . It is used in goodbyes as well . This is sometimes expressed, in ancient Hindu scriptures such as Taittiriya Upanishad, as Atithi Devobhava (literally, may the guest be god). </P> <P> Namaste is one of the six forms of pranama, and in parts of India these terms are used synonymously . </P> <P> In the Hindi and Nepalese speaking populations of South Asia, Namaste (Hindi: (nəməsteː) (listen), Devanagari: नमस्ते) and Namaskār are used synonymously . In Nepal, people generally use Namaskāra for greeting and respecting their elders . In Odia namaste is also known as ନମସ୍କାର (namaskār) General greeting (Hello - Namaskar). In Kannada, Namaskāra (ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ) for singular and Namaskaragalu (ನಮಸ್ಕಾರಗಳು) is used and sharanu (ಶರಣು) is widely used in karnataka for namaste . In Telugu, Namaste is also known as Dandamu (దండము) or namaskaram (నమస్కారం) for singular and Dandaalu or namaskaralu for plural form . Pranamamu (ప్రణామము) is also used in formal Telugu . In Bengali, the Namaste gesture is expressed as Nōmōshkar (নমস্কার), and as Prōnäm (Bengali: প্রণাম) informally . In Assamese, Nômôskar (নমস্কাৰ) is used . In Marathi, Namaskār (नमस्कार) is used . In Tamil, Namaste is known as Vanakkam (வணக்கம்) which is derived from the root word vanangu (வணங்கு) meaning to bow or to greet . In Malayalam, Namaskāram (നമസ്കാരം) is used . The Sinhalese word namaskāra (නමස්කාර) which derived from Pali also has the same meaning as namaskār / namaskāra in Hindi, Nepali, Odia and Kannada languages, or a different greeting word is āyubōvan (ආයුබෝවන්) which has the meaning wishing long life . </P>

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