Pujari

//puːˈdʒɑːɹi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who performs a puja, especially a priest in a Hindu temple. Hinduism

    "The pujari at the Kalika Mata temple lightly tolls the bell and then in a voice that is as clear and crystalline as the sky this morning sings the Surya Stotra."

Example

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"The pujari at the Kalika Mata temple lightly tolls the bell and then in a voice that is as clear and crystalline as the sky this morning sings the Surya Stotra."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पुजारी (pujārī).

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