A | B |
in the Hindu religion, means destiny or fate | karma |
traditional dress for men of India | dhoti |
high wnds that bring heavy rains | monsoon |
a class system of traditional Hindu society | caste system |
traditional dress for women of India | sari |
a sacred or Holy river to Hindu people | Ganges |
steps or steep places in the landscape | ghat |
below even the lowest of the social classes in the caste system- outcasts | untouchables |
main religion of people of India | Hinduism |
mosque in India | Taj Mahal |
light- skinned people who took over India, 4000 years ago and set up the caste system | Aryans |
division into 2 parts, like India and Pakistan | partition |
belief in more than one God | poytheism |
"The Great One" | Mahatma |
Holy | sacred |