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poojari

poojari is the alternative form of pujari.

Meaning of pujari

Noun

pujari (plural pujaris)

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

Forms of poojari

pluralpoojaris

Questions about poojari

What is poojari the alternative form of?
Poojari is the alternative form of pujari.

Words near poojari in the dictionary

  1. pooja
  2. poojah
  3. poojahs
  4. poojaree
  5. poojarees
  6. poojari
  7. poojaris
  8. poojas
  9. poojeet
  10. poojeets
  11. Pook

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