azan--Muslim call to prayer
bhang--drink made from hemp (marijuana)
biryani--rice cooked with meat and spices
bols--specific hand strokes on the Indian drum
cartaz--Portuguese trading license
charts--cattle sheds
chapattis--unleavened fried wheat cakes chapp--seal or stamp
charkhi--fireworks used to discipline elephants in combat chaturanga--
chess
chaudol--traveling conveyance similar to palanquin chaugan--Indian "polo"
chauki--weekly guard duty at the Red Fort chaupar--Indian dice game
chelas--mercenary troops beholden to single commander
chillum--clay tobacco bowl on a hookah
chitah--Indian leopard
dai--midwife nurse
dal--lentils
darshan--ceremonial dawn appearance of Moghul devadasi--temple dancer, a
special caste
dey--Turkish ruler
dharma--purpose or duty in life of Hindus
dhoti--loincloth
diwali--Indian New Year