Puri
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views updated Jun 27 2018Puri. Hindu pilgrimage centre in Bengal, site of the
Jagannātha temple, and one of the seven particularly holy places of
India (see
SACRED CITIES, SEVEN).
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER
puri
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views updated May 23 2018puri (poori) Indian; unleavened whole‐wheat bread prepared from a butter‐rich dough, shaped into small pancakes and deep‐fried in hot oil.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER