In Indian Culture Why do we welcome Guests? Welcoming a guest is as much an expression of man's cultural sensitivities as his world-view. Hence, each culture has its own way of welcoming a guest. In Indian custom, it has been said that one should look upon a Guest as God verily. It is based on the dictum given in Taittiriyo Upanishad (1.20 -- Atithi Devo Bhava, "May the Atithi (guest) be God unto you." "Tithi" in Sanskrit or even in Hindi language means a (calendrical) date. "A-tithi" means…
