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santhara

santhara noun: synonym of sallekhana.

Noun

santhara (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of sallekhana.
    • No practice is more demanding than santhara, which was first mentioned in texts written more than 1,500 years ago and derives from a word in the ancient Prakrit language meaning “bed of grass.”2015 August 24, Ellen Barry, “Sect’s Death Ritual Clashes With Indian Law”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    sallekhana

Synonyms of santhara

Questions about santhara

What does santhara mean?
Santhara means synonym of sallekhana.
What part of speech is santhara?
Santhara is a noun.

Words near santhara in the dictionary

  1. Santerían
  2. Santeríans
  3. Santhal
  4. Santhali
  5. Santhals
  6. santhara
  7. Santhosh
  8. Santi
  9. Santiaga
  10. Santiago
  11. Santiago de Chile

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