GLOSSARY OF TERMS
B
BEARER
Native male employed as a personal servant.
C
CHURIDAR
Fitted cotton leggings that gather at the ankles.
D
DHOTI
Cloth worn round the lower body, one end of which passes between the legs and is tucked in behind.
DUPATTA
Shawl of doubled material.
G
GHAT
Banks of a river or body of water.
K
KURTA
A collarless shirt.
P
PANCHAYAT
Elective village council
T
TIKA
Colored mark worn by Hindus, often on the forehead.