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indian terms
Term | Definition |
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Hinduism | religion of India |
Hindu | person who follows Hinduism |
reincarnation | persons soul goes to new body when dead |
vegetarian | eats plants not meat |
caste | its he or she's pre determined fate |
yoga | a form of a stretching exercise |
Hindi | official language of India |
rupee | Indian money |
dhoti | Indian mans trousers (aka under wear) |
sari | traditional dress worn by Indian women such as a long shirt or blouse |
turban | wrapped fabric headdress put on top of head |
Shiva | popular Hindu god |
taj mahal | a stone building that is the most famous building in India |
monsoon | the season of India characterized by heavy rain fall |
bullock | Indian farmer method of plowing fields with wooden plows pulled by an oxen |