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Guru

expert instructor or top teacher

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yoga

a portal to the soul via exercise of the body

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karma

trajectory of the Hindu soul

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4

bungalow

small cottage hideaway

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5

catamaran

double bow sail boat

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khaki

off brown off yellow fabric

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7

curry

hot tasting spice

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8

gunny

sack for carrying grains

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polo

game played with horses, mallets, and a ball

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10

mongul

rich chieftain

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mantra

repetitive chant

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12

patchouli

fragrant flower oil

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13

Nirvana

endpoint of the Hindu soul

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14

aura

carisma

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15

cot

small portable bed

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16

cashmere

expensive velvet fabric

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17

dharma

right ordered

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18

shampoo

fragrant oil for the scalp

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19

swami

Hindu spiritual teacher

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20

jodhpurs

wide hip pants

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21

cummerbund

sash worn around the waist

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22

jungle

Thick dense uninhabited forest

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23

pundit

priestly scribe

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shawl

womens fabric worn around the shoulders and neck

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sacred cow

cow that is scared to the Hindu religion

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dungarees

heavy cotton pants

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lacquer

shiny paint coating

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28

chutney

pickled spicy vegetable mix

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avatar

Hindu gods appearing in human bodily form

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30

bangle

decorated jeweler for the wrists

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31

loot

stolen goods

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32

pajamas

leg wraps worn at bedtime

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33

juggernaut

heard or animal stampede

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34

thug

criminal

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35

veranda

covered porch or patio

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36

punch

5 fruit sugared drink

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37

roti

unleavened flatbread for wraps

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38

typhoon

eastern hemisphere hurricane

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39

cushy

comfortable and pleasurable

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40

brahmin

aristocratic high class

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41

bengali

person from the Bengal region

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42

punjabi

person from Punjab region

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43

candy

hard sweet snack

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44

mongoose

snake killing mammal

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45

namaste

hello

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46

dinghy

small boat

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47

cheetah

high speed big cat

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48

cheroot

small cigar

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49

calico

spotted

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varna

cast / the five classes of Hinduism

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