English

Noun

pujari ‎(plural pujaris)

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

     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.

Synonyms

• archaka

Related terms

• puja

Anagrams

• Jaipur