akhara

Noun

Meaning

A member of an order of ascetic monks in parts of India

A monastery used by this order

Examples

Prominent persons present were Pardeep Sharma, President Bajrangi Akhara Jammu, Vikram Sharma, Dheeraj Sharma, Kamal Sharma, Om Parkash and Krishan Sharma. Source: Internet

It is one of the fourteen akharas recognized by the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad and belongs to the Vaishnava sampradaya. Source: Internet

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