MasterChef Contestant Nidhi Mahajan Touches The Judges' Feet In Respect After Getting Eliminated
Nidhi Mahajan was asked to leave the competition after her stir-fried cauliflower dish with potato bhajis failed to meet the mark. Right before she left the show she asked whether she could touch the feet of judges Matt Preston Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris out of respect.
Nidhi Mahajan, an Indian contestant of MasterChef Australia made judges cry when she was eliminated from the show, after touching their feet as a mark of respect.
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30-year-old Mahajan, a call centre worker, originally from Chandigarh, was asked to leave the competition after her stir-fried cauliflower dish with potato bhajis failed to meet the mark.
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But right before she left the show, she asked whether she could touch the feet of judges Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris.
"Can I touch your feet out of respect because this is our culture,' she said adding, 'The people whom you think as your teachers, you bow to them in respect."
Watch this proud moment here: