The Bodyguard
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Pahari : From the hill region
Pooja : Worship
Panditji : Priest
Pallu : Loose end of the sari
Maa : Mother
Marathi : Indian language
Nagin : Female Naga (snake)
Paratha/ Roti : Indian bread
Rudraksh : Sanskrit word, It is a seed of certain trees traditionally used as prayer beads in Hinduism.
Saab : Sir
Salwar suit : Indian dress for ladies
Tadka Daal : Fried lentils
Yaar : Buddy
Yantra : a geometrical diagram, or any object, used as an aid to meditation in tantric worship
‘Om Krim Kaaliaaye Namah’ : Mantra to invoke the blessings of Goddess Kaali
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