‘Namaste’ simply means, I bow to the divine contained within you. By joining the palms afore the anahata nerve plexus (chakra), the fingers together but not interlocked, and simply uttering the word, one confers divinity upon the other. It is no wonder that this traditional Indian greeting is extended to deities as well as other people.The murtis that you see on this page are a pair of young ladies standing on upturned lotus plinths. Their hands are in the anjali mudra, the stance of the hands described heretofore. It is like they are perennially in a state of greeting, which makes them ideal pieces of decor for your home or office entrance.The traditional attire and adornments of the ladies add to the welcoming quality of the composition. Their faces are identical: sharp, perfectly symmetrical features, framed by a tall, tapering crown and karnakundalas and a parrot sitting on each shoulder. The stance of one of them may be slightly more on the tribhanga side than the other’s.
