ojha
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3VERB + OJHA
brought, reported
OJHA + NOUN
sorcerer
PREP.
except, in
Definitions
noun
A sorcerer or folk healer in parts of India and Nepal.
No one ascends the mountain through fear of the demon, except an Ojha or sorcerer, who sacrifices a goat at the foot of the hill before he makes the attempt.
In 1986 it was reported that an ojha had healed a mentally deranged Chakma woman by ‘using all the abusive words to the evil spirit who was believed to have possessed this village woman.’
name
A surname from Hindi.
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3No one ascends the mountain through fear of the demon, except an Ojha or sorcerer, who sacrifices a goat at the foot of the hill before he makes the attempt.
WiktionaryIn 1986 it was reported that an ojha had healed a mentally deranged Chakma woman by ‘using all the abusive words to the evil spirit who was believed to have possessed this village woman.’
WiktionaryFirst she brought in an ojha to exorcise the house, and when this produced no effect, she consulted a hakim, who purveyed Yunani medicines, and a vaid who practised Ayurveda.
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