Hindus joins his or her hands with palms to greet another person a friend or acquaintance, to pay respect to an elder, a holy person or a temple deity or a together, bows down in front of the other person, and says Namaskar, Namaste, or Pranam - meaning Reverent Salutations. The joining of hands symbolizes the idea that in the meeting of two persons, the Self actually meets Itself. Joining hands also symbolizes humility. Thus when a person joins his hands and says namaskar, he actually says in humility, "I bow to God in you; I love you and I respect you, as there is no one like you." --Rajeev Arora