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
   • The pujari saw the headman's anger and said to Hiranbai, 'God bless you, child, for your good work for all these God's creatures.'2000, Bhagwan Gidwani, Return of the Aryans

   Synonyms:

   archaka