Talk:namaste

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Can someone explain the idea of having the meaning being "used as a greeting or acknowledgement of the equality of all, which pays honor to the sacredness of all"? This sounds meaningless. Is there a source for this or a possible clarification? TheEsb (talk) 12:35, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It was simply fetishization of India, as if the entire country is exotic and sacred. Elmussy (talk) 21:42, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]