GLOSSARY
Amla, officer of a household.
Bina, a musical instrument (stringed).
Brahmin, highest or priestly caste.
Didi, elder sister.
Guru, spiritual guide.
Jog, Hindu Vedantic system of meditation and of acquiring sanctity.
Kincab, gold brocade.
Khattriya, the fighter: of the fighting or second highest Caste.
Mali, gardener.
Mantras, incantations.
Munias, small speckled birds.
Namascar, the salutation to the learned: and to a superior.
Pandas, pilgrim guides at holy places.
Pooja, worship of a God.
Pujari, a Temple servant.
Purdahnashin, she who sits behind the curtain: the secluded.
Sais, groom.
Saree, a long winding-sheet, which forms the drapery worn by women.
Shastras, sacred writings.
Sudra, the server; of the fourth or Serving Class.
Takht-posh, a wooden plank on four legs used as a bedstead.
Veishya, originally of the third or agricultural, now often of the professional caste.