APPENDIX - B GLOSSARY Adharma Anjaneya Ashwlni Adwalta Aksaya Tratiya Akshata All (babul-tree) Atna - Bamboo Bhado Bhoodevl Banana Bharat Hunnive - Bambusa arundinaeea - The sixth month of Hindu calender - Mother earth Bhajan Bhavani B&savjayanti Bayake oota Brahmin Brahmdaitya Banyan tree Bad manners Synonym for monkey god One of the 27 stars in Indian Astronomy Monism third day of Vaishak Sacred rice grains Prosopis juliflora Soul - Musa spp= - One of the full moon days of the Hindu calender - Prayer - One of the famous goddesses of Maharashtra - The festival of Bull <5od - Wished food of the pregnant women - A priestly caste In India - Tutelary deity - Fi3cus religiose Chaitra Chamundi Chitr&guptas - The first month of Hindu calender - One of the famous goddesses of Mysore - Attendants of God Yama Dharma Dana Darshan Deepavalli Dussera Devakarya Davai - Ekka plant - Calotropis spp. Guru Ganges Gokulashtami Gayathri Gondali-dance - Ganesha Good manner Giving alms Visit. Festival of lamps The festival of conquest Worshipping of God Medicine Religious teacher English version of river Ganga Birthday of Krishna One of the epical Goddesses Dance by the one of the maratha in the name of Goddess Bhavani - God of wisdom castes Ganesha Chaturthi Grah - The festival of elephant headed God - Planet Hanuman Holi Horasu Halad-telvan - Monkey God Cupid festival A rope cot Applying turmeric paste and oil Janmashtami Jiri Jangam Jali - Synonym for birthday of Krishna Cummin seed A priestly caste of lingathas Acacia nilotica Karma Kirtanakara Krishna Kunkum Kirtan Raivalya Kalasha Kubasada karya Kanyadan - Deed Traditional exponent of epical stories A great man in Mahabharat epic Vermillion Exposition of traditional stories Salvation Sacred pot Pregnancy’s ceremony Girl giving ritual in marriage (in India girl is given as a charity in marriage) Laxmi - Goddess of wealth Moksha Murtyuloka Magh Mango Mahadev Maramma Matha Mantra Mukthi - Salvation The abode of the dead One of the months in the Hindu calender Magnifera indica Synonym of God Shiva One of the famous Goddesses of Karnataka Monastery (residence of community of monks) Spell Synonym for Moksha Navaratri Nagapanchami Nagadev Neem - Festival observed in the month of Ashwin Festival of Snake God Snake God Asadirachta indica Paramarthic Punya Papa Palki Parasad Puja Puran Phalgun - Spiritual Merit Sin Wooden frame-work Sacred food Worship Epic Last month of Hindu Calender Patrika Pujan Pretyoni Parmartha Rama Ramnavaml Rakshasa Satyaloka Sampradaya Shaktism Sindhur Saraswathi Shiva Shivartri Swastik Swami Shri Saptah Shravana Shukla Faksh Sankranti Shetavi Sakharpuda Saptapadi Sadhu Ugadi Vyavaharik Veerashaivism Vachana Vaishaka Vithal Venkataramana Vagdan Varadhava Vivaha Vivahahoma Yamaloka Yamaduta Yama Yallamma _ - _ _ ~ — - - _ _ _ _ _ — — _ - Worship of wedding paper Born from ghost Spirtual world Hero of Ramayana epic Birth day of Rama Demon Life on this world Tradition Cult of Goddess Durga Synonym of Kunkum Goddess of learning God of destruction Night devoted for God Shiva Aryan symbol Synonym of Guru Honourable suffix Celebration of 7 days 5th month of Hindhu calender Bright half of the month in the lunar system Festival of Sun travelling to North Goddess of fate-writing of the newely bron individuals Presentation of Saree in engagement Taking 7 steps A saint (Synonym of Swami) Festival of New Year Day Secular One of the Hindu Sect Sayings of Verrasaiva saints Second month of Hindu Calender One of the Famous Gods of Maharashtra One of the Famous Gods of Andhra State Promise Hospitality to the groom's male relative Proper marriage ritual Going around the sacred fire World of God of death Servant of God of Yama God of death One of the famous Godesses of Karanataka
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