Interpretation of fate or personal characteristics by studying a person's face is called 'Physiognomy' or 'Face reading'. By observing different elements and various factors associated with face, experts can get ideas a person's general life right from childhood till his old age. In Physiognomy, various features of the face is taken into account such as ears, forehead, eyebrows, eyes, cheek, nose, mouth and chin. The main emphasis is given onto shape of the faces, side profile of face, forehead, eyebrows, colour of eyes, nose lips, chin and jaw.
Palmistry tells the fortunes from the lines and marks, and their patterns on the hands. Palmistry is a science of understanding the past, present and future. Palmists are able to read the various lines on the hand of a person such as life line, head line, heart line, Saturn line, etc. By observing the associated elements of hand, palmists generates ideas about a person's life – past, present and future. Every hand is unique and reflects the nature of the person i.e. physical vitality, intellectual capacity and emotional nature.