Pujari

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /puːˈdʒɑːɹi/

Origin

From Hindi.

Full definition of pujari

Noun

1. (Hinduism) Someone who performs a puja, especially a priest in a Hindu temple.
• 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 48: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.

Synonyms

• archaka

Related terms

• puja

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