Guru
expert instructor or top teacher
yoga
a portal to the soul via exercise of the body
karma
trajectory of the Hindu soul
bungalow
small cottage hideaway
catamaran
double bow sail boat
khaki
off brown off yellow fabric
curry
hot tasting spice
gunny
sack for carrying grains
polo
game played with horses, mallets, and a ball
mongul
rich chieftain
mantra
repetitive chant
patchouli
fragrant flower oil
Nirvana
endpoint of the Hindu soul
aura
carisma
cot
small portable bed
cashmere
expensive velvet fabric
dharma
right ordered
shampoo
fragrant oil for the scalp
swami
Hindu spiritual teacher
jodhpurs
wide hip pants
cummerbund
sash worn around the waist
jungle
Thick dense uninhabited forest
pundit
priestly scribe
shawl
womens fabric worn around the shoulders and neck
sacred cow
cow that is scared to the Hindu religion
dungarees
heavy cotton pants
lacquer
shiny paint coating
chutney
pickled spicy vegetable mix
avatar
Hindu gods appearing in human bodily form
bangle
decorated jeweler for the wrists
loot
stolen goods
pajamas
leg wraps worn at bedtime
juggernaut
heard or animal stampede
thug
criminal
veranda
covered porch or patio
punch
5 fruit sugared drink
roti
unleavened flatbread for wraps
typhoon
eastern hemisphere hurricane
cushy
comfortable and pleasurable
brahmin
aristocratic high class
bengali
person from the Bengal region
punjabi
person from Punjab region
candy
hard sweet snack
mongoose
snake killing mammal
namaste
hello
dinghy
small boat
cheetah
high speed big cat
cheroot
small cigar
calico
spotted
varna
cast / the five classes of Hinduism