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Bhel-poori: is a mixture of puffed rice, chickpea flour savoury (sev), tomato, potato, onion and sweet-sour-spicy chutneys. A very popular dish in Maharashtra.
Dak Bungalows: a travellers’ rest house maintained by the Government in the Indian subcontinent. Most of them were constructed during the British rule.
Kurta: A loose collarless long shirt worn by both men and women in India.
Paap: It is a Sanskrit term for sins or bad deeds.
Parathas: Indian unleavened bread which is fried on a girdle.
Pav Bhaji: is a fast food dish from Maharashtra, consisting of a thick vegetable curry usually prepared in butter and served with a soft bread roll/bun.
Punya: Opposite of Paap and means good deeds.
Salwar Kameez: A pair of light, loose, pleated trousers, usually tapering to a tight fit around the ankles, worn by women from South Asia typically with a kameez (a loose collarless shirt).
Sari: a garment consisting of 6-9 meters of unstitched cotton or silk cloth that is elaborately draped around the body. Traditionally worn by women from South Asia from times immemorial.
Yagya: literally means “sacrifice, devotion, worship, offering,” and refers in Hinduism to any ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras.
