Mehndi Traditional henna design on hand and/or feet
Mela Festival, pilgrimage
Naja Indian cobra
Naga Snake deity
Ohm Mantra - original sound (vibration) said to have engendered the universe
Ohm Namah Shivaya Mantra - Divine sound destined to awaken the spiritual energy of Kundalini
Paan Betel nut delicacy, intoxicating aphrodisiac, sometimes laced with opium or cocaine
Pakora Indian vegetable fritter
Papadum Spiced split pea wafer
Pataa Rolled tea leaf stuffed with fruit and nuts
Raga Classical Indian musical piece
Raita Yogurt with cucumber and onion
Rickshaw Rudimentary cab pulled by a man on foot or on a bicycle
Rudraksha Marble-sized brown beads, seed of a small blue fruit sacred to Shiva, worn as rosary around the neck - used for meditation
Sadhu Hindu holy man
Samadhi Union with the divine, bliss, as in the state of death
Samosa Vegetable fritter
Samsara Ceaseless wheel of life, death, and rebirth
Sanyasin Hindu ascetic man
Saptah Seven-day-and-night chant, usually celebrating a festival
Sari Women’s garment - Six or eight yards of silk or light cotton, draped around the hips, the end of which covers the head and/or shoulders
Satsang Session of questions and answers
Shakti Spiritual energy - feminine power of Shiva - divine energy experienced in meditation
Shamiana Square tent with a pyramidal roof
Shiva One of the three aspects of God, representing purity and fertility
Sitar Stringed musical instrument
So’Ham Mantra - Divine sound destined to awaken the spiritual energy of Kundalini
Swami Hindu monk
Tabla Small twin drums
Tamboura Long-necked gourd-like stringed musical instrument
Thali Traditional meal served on a metal tray
Tika Colorful mark on the forehead with red and/or yellow powder and/or gray ashes, administered by a priest in a temple - sign of devotion to a deity or to a husband
Toddy Mild palm wine
Vina Brass string musical instrument made of a gourd with a long bamboo tube as a neck
Vishnu Main Hindu divinity
Wallah Word affixed to a noun to designate a particular kind of worker
Zenana Women’s living quarters in a Rajah’s palace
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