harikatha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of Hindu religious discourse in which the storyteller explores a religious theme, usually the life of a saint or a story from an Indian epic.

Word forms

harikatha harikathas

Etymology

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “story”).

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