Charananjali
Charananjali (चरणाञ्जलि) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Cupped hands at the feet; the gesture of supreme reverence”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Charananjali (चरणाञ्जलि) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Cupped hands at the feet; the gesture of supreme reverence”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Charananjali (चरणाञ्जलि, IAST: caraṇāñjali) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Cupped hands at the feet; the gesture of supreme reverence”. Compound of caraṇa (feet) + añjali (cupped hands).
Meaning, etymology & significance
Charananjali (चरणाञ्जलि) is built from caraṇa (foot, holy feet) + añjali (cupped hands held in reverential gesture). The literal sense is "cupped hands at the feet" — the gesture of supreme reverence offered to a guru or deity.
In Hindu devotional tradition the caraṇa-añjali is the most complete physical gesture of devotion: hands cupped, head bowed, offering taking place at the very feet of the venerated one. To name a daughter Charananjali is therefore to inscribe this gesture into her very name.
The name is rare in 2026 and unmistakably devotional.
Pronunciation: cha-ra-NAAN-ja-lee. Pair with traditional surnames where the bhakti-tradition is welcome.
Astrology — nakshatra & rashi
By the standard Vedic correspondence between the first syllable of a name and the lunar mansion (nakshatra), Charananjali aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign).
Similar names
Hindu names with a similar feel or meaning include: Anjali, Vandita, Aaradhya. Each is a distinct choice with its own etymology — explore them on their own pages for fuller context.