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plural pujaris
(Hinduism) Someone who performs a puja, especially a priest in a Hindu temple. quotations examples
The pujari at the Kalika Mata temple lightly tolls the bell and then in a voice that is as clear and crystalline as the sky this morning sings the Surya Stotra.
1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 48
The pujari saw the headman's anger and said to Hiranbai, 'God bless you, child, for your good work for all these God's creatures.'
2000, Bhagwan Gidwani, Return of the Aryans