11.   Eugene asked in a traditional greeting as mother and son reunited on the doorstep, ready to try to start their lives over.

12.   From inside his vehicle, Dutt waved to the crowd and folded his palms in the traditional Indian greeting.

13.   Garlands are a traditional Indian greeting, used on many occasions from weddings to welcoming travelers home from abroad.

14.   He also accepted flowers from children lining the narrow lanes leading to the center and greeted them with his palms folded across his chest, a traditional Nepalese greeting.

15.   He also accepted flowers from children who lined the narrow lanes leading to the center and greeted them with palms folded across his chest in the traditional Nepalese greeting.

16.   He later made the rounds for traditional greetings at the offices of political parties.

17.   He made no direct mention of his health or his inability to finish the traditional Christmas greetings in different languages.

18.   He made the rounds for traditional greetings at the offices of political parties, and was to present himself and his Cabinet before Emperor Akihito later Thursday.

19.   He made the rounds for traditional greetings at the offices of political parties, and presented himself and his Cabinet before Emperor Akihito on Thursday night.

20.   He then made the rounds for traditional greetings at the offices of political parties, and presented his Cabinet before Emperor Akihito.