Gorakhnath—A name of Siva. Gosain—An ascetic. Goshanashin—A Mohammedan ascetic. Grámadewatá—Tutelary deity of a village. Granthi—A reader of the Granth, or Sikh Scriptures. Grihadava—The tutelary god of a house. Grihastha—A Brahman in the second asrama. Guga—A saint to whom offerings are made to avert danger from snakes. Guru—A religious teacher. Haj—A pilgrimage. Haji—One who has performed the Haj. Hambali—One of the orthodox schools of Sunnis. Har—A name of Siva. Hara—The destroyer. Harpuji—The worship of the plough. Homa—An oblation made by pouring butter on a fire. Hotri—The highest class of priest employed at a Vedic sacrifice. Huttari—Festival in honour of the rice harvest. Id-al-fitr—Festival of breaking fast. Idgáh—A place of prayer for Mussalmans. Imám—The officiating priest of a mosque. Indra—The king of the firmament. Iravata—The elephant of Indra. Ishna-namaz—Prayer of sunset. Ishrak-namaz—Prayer at sunrise. Ishtadewa—A favourite deity. Iswara—A name of Siva. Jág—A vigil kept by Sudras on the tenth night after a sudden death, in order to summon the spirit of the deceased into the body of his son, or other person, and reveal the cause of death, the place where his treasures are hidden, or other matter desired to be known.—_J. T. Melesworth._ Jagannáth—A name of Vishnu. Jajmán—A patron. Janárdan—A name of Vishnu. Jánhavi—A name of the Ganges. Játra—A pilgrimage to a holy place. Jin—A goblin. Jivagár—A Buddhist ascetic. Jnándewa-panthi—A supposed incarnation of Vishnu. Kabir-panthi—A Vaishnawa sect, followers of Kabir. Kailása—The heaven of Siva. Káli—The wife of Siva. Kalki—The name of Vishnu in his tenth awatar, which is to take place at the end of the present, or kali, age, when he will destroy the wicked and inaugurate a new age of purity.—_Whitworth._ Karniji—A goddess worshipped in Bikaner. Kátáyani—A name of the goddess Parvati. Kesari—The name of the lion of Durga. Keshava—One of the names of Vishnu. Khatib—The preacher in the mosque on Fridays and feast-days. Khirakasi—A sect of Hindus who renounced idolatry and Brahmanism. Khodiár—The devi of one of seven sisters of the Charan caste. Koti—A crore, or ten millions. Kowmári—A appellation of Durga. Kowshiki—A goddess that emanated from Párvati. Kuber—The god of riches. Lakshmi—Wife of Vishnu. Linga—The phallus or emblematic representation of Siva. Lingait—A sect of Saiwas who wear the emblem of the linga. Lohana—The most numerous class of Hindus in Sindh. Lokas—The world. Madhu—The name of a demon. Madhwáchárya—A Vaishava sect. Mahádeva—A name of Siva. Mahájanwádi—A place where caste feasts are celebrated. Mahákála—A name of Siva. Mahéswar—A name of Siva. Mánbhawa—A Vaishnava sect. Mantra—Form of worship in the oldest part of the veda. Manu—Man. Founder of the Manvantara. Máruta—Wind. A god of the wind. Masjid—A Mohommedan church. Mastán—The Rasulsháhi fakirs. Mátá—Name applied to various goddesses.