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Devanagari
Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the a ...
: अञ्जली; अंजली) is a Sanskrit word that means "
divine offering". It is not only a
given name, but also the name given to the greeting between Hindus, Buddhists and other religions on the Indian subcontinent:
hands folded together. It may refer to:
People
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Anjali (actress)
Anjali (born 16 June 1986) is an Indian actress and model who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. Following a stint in modelling, she was cast in starring roles in two Telugu productions; her debut film was the Telugu thriller fil ...
(born 1986), Indian actress
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Anjali Abrol (born 1990), Indian actress
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Anjali Bhimani
Anjali Bhimani (born August 30, 1974 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Symmetra in the video game '' Overwatch'' and Rampart in the video game '' Apex Legends''.
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, Indian-American actress
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Anjali Devi
Anjali Devi (; 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was an Indian actress, model and producer in Telugu and Tamil films. She was well known for her role as the Devi Sita in '' Lava Kusa'' as well as for the titular roles in movies like Chen ...
(1927–2014), Indian actress and producer
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Anjali Jay
Anjali Jay (born 9 August 1975) is a British actress, writer and dancer. She trained as a dancer (Bharatanatyam and Contemporary) and has performed since the age of 7. Jay has had an extensive career in theatre, including working with the Ro ...
(born 1975), English actress
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Anjali Lavania (born 1986), Indian actress and model
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Anjali Patil
Anjali Patil is an Indian actress and film director who works in multiple languages. She has earned rave reviews for her work in '' Delhi in a Day'', ''Chakravyuh'', '' Newton'' and Sri Lankan film ''With You Without You''. She received the I ...
(born 1987), Indian actress
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Anjali Sudhakar (born 1972), Indian actress
In other arts
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Anjali Joseph (born 1978), British-Indian author, journalist, and teacher
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Anjali Lavania (born 1986), Indian actress and model
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Anjali Mendes (1946–2010), Indian fashion model
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Anjali Ranadivé (born 1992), Indian singer-songwriter and marine conservationist
In sport
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Anjali Bhagwat
Anjali Bhagwat (born 5 December 1969) is a professional Indian sport shooter. She became the World Number One in 10m Air Rifle in 2002. She also won her first World Cup Final in Milan, in 2003, with a score of 399/400.
Anjali won the ISS ...
(born 1969), Indian shooter
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Anjali Forber-Pratt (born 1984), American wheelchair racer
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Anjali Pendharker (born 1959), Indian cricketer
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Anjali Sharma (born 1956), Indian cricketer
In other fields
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Anjali Damania, Indian anti-corruption activist and politician
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Anjali Gopalan (born 1957), Indian human and animal rights activist
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Anjali Gupta (born 1975 - died 2011), former officer in the Indian Air Force
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Anjali Sharma (climate activist) (born 2004), Australian environmentalist
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Anjali Sud
Anjali Sud (born August 13, 1983) is an American businesswoman of Indian descent and the CEO of Vimeo, the online video platform. Sud was appointed to the position in July 2017, after previously serving as General Manager and head of marketing. ...
, Indian American businesswoman and CEO of Vimeo
Films
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''Anjali'' (1957 film), directed by
Chetan Anand
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''Anjali'' (1977 film), directed by I. V. Sasi
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''Anjali'' (1990 film), directed by Mani Ratnam
Other uses
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''Anjali'' (2006 TV series), an Indian Tamil-language soap opera
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''Anjali'' (2019 TV series), a Tamil-language television soap opera
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Añjali Mudrā
Añjali Mudrā ( sa, अञ्जलि मुद्रा), is a hand gesture mainly associated with Indian religions and arts, encountered throughout Asia and beyond. It is a part of Indian classical dance postures such as Bharatanatyam, yoga p ...
, a hand gesture which consists of putting the palms together in front of the chest
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Anjali Pictures, an Indian film production company
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Anjolie Ela Menon
Anjolie Ela Menon (born 17 July 1940) is one of India's leading contemporary artists. Her paintings are in several major collections, including the NGMA, the Chandigarh Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum. In 2006, her triptych work "Yatra" ...
(born 1940), Indian artist
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Anjuli Shukla, Indian cinematographer and director
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Anju (disambiguation) Anju may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Anju, a character in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series
* Anju Maaka, a character in the ''Chibi Vampire'' series
*'' Anchu Sundarikal'' (or ''Anju Sundarikal''), a 1968 Malayalam film
People
* Anju (give ...
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Hindu given names
Indian feminine given names