Pushpanjali
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Pushpanjali is an offering of flowers to Indian
Gods
. In Sanskrit
, pushpam means "flower" and anjali means "offering with folded hands". So Pushpanjali means offering of flowers with folded hands.
Pushpanjali is also defined as a song for which Bharatanatyam
dancers dance. This dance is generally done first, to welcome the people.
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Gods
Deity
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. In Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
, pushpam means "flower" and anjali means "offering with folded hands". So Pushpanjali means offering of flowers with folded hands.
Pushpanjali is also defined as a song for which Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam
Bharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...
dancers dance. This dance is generally done first, to welcome the people.