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GLOSSARY OF HINDU WORDS.


Attar.   Commonly called in England Otto of Roses.

Bari.   The Hindu home.

Bhagirati.   A river, branch of the Ganges.

Boiragi.   A religious devotee.

Boisnavi.   A female mendicant; a votary of Vishnu.

Boroari.   A Hindu festival.

Boita khana.   The sitting-room of the male members of the household, and their guests.

Bonti.   A fish knife.

Bou.   The wife.

Brahmachari.   A student of the Vedas.

Brahman.   An officiating Hindu priest