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What does om namah shivaya mean?
"Adoration to Lord Shiva"; a salute or invocation towards the Hindu god Shiva.
Where does om namah shivaya come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit ॐ नमः शिवाय (oṃ namaḥ śivāya).

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