Several guests were indeed doing namasté to Mrs Rupa Mehra and smiling at her... (p. 3)
Namasté is a spoken greeting commonly used in Indian and Nepali culture. The word also refers to a gesture performed with hands pressed together in front of the chest.
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My glossary for Vikram Seth's novel, "A Suitable Boy"
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Page numbers refer to the 1st U.S. paperback edition published by HarperPerennial (a division HarperCollins Publishers) in 1993.
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