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Example sentences for "purohits"

Lexicographically close words:
purloin; purloined; purloining; puro; purohit; purp; purple; purpled; purples; purpling
  1. On the evening of the fifteenth day, and the morning of the sixteenth day, the purohits and villagers are sumptuously feasted, and presents of cloths and money are made to the Elayads.

  2. In some places, the purohits give the bridegroom a sacred thread, which is finally thrown into a tank or well.

  3. From this their purohits recite verses during marriages and other ceremonies.

  4. Some of them employ Brahmans as purohits (priests), and wear the sacred thread at funerals and sraddhas (memorial services for the dead).

  5. They cultivate tobacco and 'yams,' but nevertheless officiate in temples, and are purohits to the lower non-polluting castes.

  6. Brahmans are employed by them as purohits (priests) and gurus (preceptors).

  7. Their purohits are Tamil barbers, who officiate at their marriages.


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