Maharaja
A Sanskrit title for a high king; king of the kings
Anna
A former currency unit used in India and Pakistan; 16 anna equals to 1 rupee
Idli
Savory rice cake which is a famous breakfast food in South India and Sri Lanka
Jutka
A two-wheeler vehicle carried by a horse
Darshan
A term referring to an opportunity to see a holy person
Moksha
The Sanskrit term for salvation or liberation of the soul from worldly things and the cycle of birth and death
Pyol
Porch
Bonda
A snack item made of gram flour that mainly originated in South India and comes in many sweet and savory versions
Yogi
A practitioner of yoga which contributes to that same practitioner's physical as well as spiritual growth; a term broadly used to refer to someone who has risen above all material desires and lives drowned in meditation in some cave or away from locality
Sarayu
A river flowing from Uttarakhand to Uttar Pradesh (two Indian states)
Dhoti
A Hindu male garment consisting of a long continuous cloth used to cover from waist down
Jibba
A Muslim male ware worn like a long coat
Dhobi
A caste group in India whose traditional occupation is to wash clothes in exchange for money
Deepavali
A Hindu festival of light
Swami
A Hindu ascetic or religious teacher who comes to be a senior member of a religious order
Sadhu
A holy man or sage
Nataraja
A Sanskrit term for the Lord of Dance; Hindu God, Shiva
Pundit
A Brahmin scholar; a teacher in any field of Hinduism
Pallavi
A thematic line in a Carnatic song
Bharat Natyum
A major classical dance form in India
Saithan
The devil
Gurkha Sentry
Nepalese soldiers recruited in the British army
Vadhyar
A teacher
Tabala
A traditional South Asian musical instrument
Namaste
An Indian salute or greeting
