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Malayalam

(Encyclopedia)Malayalam mäˌləyäˈləm [key], Dravidian language of India. See Dravidian languages. ...

Tamil

(Encyclopedia)Tamil tămˈĭl [key], Dravidian language of India. See Dravidian languages. ...

Dindigul

(Encyclopedia)Dindigul dĭnˈdĭgĕl [key], city, Tamil Nadu state, S India. It is a railroad junction and a ...

mahatma

(Encyclopedia)mahatma məhătˈmə, –hätˈ– [key] [Sanskrit,=great-souled], honorific title used in India among Hindus for a person of superior holiness. Mohandas Gandhi is the best-known figure to whom the ti...

Kamarhati

(Encyclopedia)Kamarhati kämärhäˈtē [key], city (1991 pop. 266,625), West Bengal state, NE India. It is a suburb of Kolkata (Calcutta), with manufactures in textiles, rubber goods, cement, paint, pottery, and j...

Pandharpur

(Encyclopedia)Pandharpur pŭnˈdərpo͝or [key], town (1991 pop. 79,902), Maharashtra state, W India, on the Bhima River. Many Hindu pilgrims attend the festivals held four times a year at the temple of Vishnu. ...

Bhusawal

(Encyclopedia)Bhusawal bo͝osäˈvəl [key], city, Maharashtra state, W central India. The city is on the M...

Telugu

(Encyclopedia)Telugu tĕlˈəgo͞oˌ [key], Dravidian language of India: see Dravidian languages. ...

Sagar

(Encyclopedia)Sagar säˈgər [key], city (1991 pop. 257,119), Madhya Pradesh state, central India. Sagar is a regional market for wheat, cotton, and oilseed. Such industries as sawmilling, oil, and flour milling a...

Sangli

(Encyclopedia)Sangli sängˈglēˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 363,751), Maharashtra state, SE India, on the Krishna River. It is an agricultural market and a district administrative center. Oilseed and turmeric are par...