Pardah.  A screen or curtain.

Ryot.  A tiller of the soil.

Sari.  A woman’s garment.

Shastras.  Hindu sacred books.

Shradda.  An obsequial ceremony, in which food and
                      water are offered to deceased ancestors.

Siva.  A Hindu Cod.

Sraban.  The Hindu months corresponding to July—­August.

Talao.  A tank or enclosed pond

Thakur.  The Deity; sometimes applied as a title of
                       honour to the master of the house.

Thakur Ban.  The chamber occupied by the family deity.

Tulsi.  A plant held sacred by the Hindus.

Zemindar.  A landholder.

Zillah.  A district or local division.

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