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21 Cards in this Set
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baap
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father
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bahus
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daughter-in-law
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bhagat
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a practitioner of folk medicine
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bhang
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leaves and flowers of the hemp plant
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Braman
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highest hindu caste
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caste
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a social rank or division into which the hindu society is divided
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chapati
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unleavened bread baked on a griddle
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charpoy
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a wooden bed frame laced with rope
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choli
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a short-sleaved blouse worn under a sari
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chula
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a stove of baked clay sometimes with a tin oven
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dal (or dhal)
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a spiced sauce of pureed lentils
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darshan
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experiencing a religious feeling by being exposed to a sacred object or place such as the Ganges River
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gataka
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a person who aranges marriages
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ghat
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wide steps usually leading down to a river
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ghee
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butter that has been heated and had the milky substance poured off
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kameez
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a long, loose shirt
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kautuka
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a yellow wollen thred worn by a bride around her wrist
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kahl
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a powder used as an eye liner and to darken the eye brows
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Krishna
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a Hindu god
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kurta pajama
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a long shirt and loose pants
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lassi and maa
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lassi- a drink made with yogurt and fruits and spices. Ice is often added maa- mother
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