Pushpanjali (Sanskrit:पुष्पाञ्जलि, literallyfolded hands full of flowers) is an offering of flowers toHindu deities.
Pushpanjali is the offering of flowers to Hindu gods and goddesses. Pushpanjali is the combination of two words, pushpam and anjali. In Sanskrit, pushpam means flower and anjali means offering with folded hands.
Pushpanjali is also an invocatory dance conducted at the beginning of aBharatnatyam performance.[1] It is the salutation to LordNataraja, the Guru, the musicians, and the audience.
The dancer holds flowers to offer prayers to theTrinity of Gods,goddesses,ashta dikpalakas, andscholars in dance.
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