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Guru  n.  Same as gooroo.





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"Guru" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Are you the guru of boatmen that you question me?" replied the manjhi, and then, in a more conciliatory tone, added: "We are going higher up for a crossing. The tide is strong." The explanation was reasonable. But the bear-man's suspicions had been awakened and he was on the alert. ...
— Bengal Dacoits and Tigers • Maharanee Sunity Devee
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... Outside Guru Lal was casting holy oil upon the troubled waters of a disputed ordeal. The wily old priest knew well how omens and ordeals could be manipulated. Besides, unity among the Bagree leaders, leading to much loot, would bring him ...
— Caste • W. A. Fraser
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... The Jan guru is employed to detect who is the woman responsible for any particular misfortune. His usual method is to gaze on a leaf smeared with oil, in which as in a crystal he can doubtless imagine that shapes present themselves. The witch having been detected, she is liable to be beaten and maltreated ...
— Folklore of the Santal Parganas • Cecil Henry Bompas
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Words linked to "Guru" :   Buddhism, Hinduism, computer guru, UNIX guru, religious leader, Hindooism, Sikhism, media guru, leader


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