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(Skt. bhava:ni:) refers to the Hindu Goddess
Bhavani, consort of Lord Shiva. She is also considered an incarnation
of 
(energy).
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(Ganderbal) is a small town about fourteen miles from Srinagar. It is situated
in the Sindh Valley, and the River Sindh passes through the town.
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A
is a traditional Hindu 
who usually sells milk, yogurt, and cheese. Sometimes, he also sells such
snacks as 
and  . The
term is also used for a mitha:yivo:l who sells
typically Indian sweetmeats. A person who sells only snacks, such as pako:ri
and  , is
called a 
by the Muslims.
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A
is a puri-like fried bread which is generally
sold by
at  .
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A na:g
is a spring. In Kashmir, it is either part of a temple, or is a site considered
as having special significance.
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A
is a saucer-shaped, earthen lamp which has a cotton wick dipped in ghee.
It forms an importanty part of the a:rti: in
a temple.
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s'and
(Sindh) refers to the River Sindh.
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s'un
refers to any cooked dish of vegetables or meat. In a restricted sense,
it means a non-vegetarian dish, e.g.,
'Sheela does not eat meat'.
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(khi:rbhava:ni:) is a sacred Hindu shrine. It is about
one mile from .
There is a na:g (spring) there, and in the
middle of it there is a small temple to the goddess Bhavani. It is claimed
that the color of the water in the na:g changes
frequently. It is considered auspicious to visit the temple on the 8th
and 15th day of the bright fortnight of any month of the Kashmiri lunar
calendar (especially of
 ,
May-June).
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refres to a Hindu place of pilgrimage.
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v'atsar:rna:g
(Vicharnag) is a small town on the way to .
In a sense, it is a suburb of Srinagar.
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