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Chhatra vs Chhatri - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between chhatra and chhatri

is that chhatra is a ritual or ceremonial parasol in South Asia while chhatri is an elevated dome-shaped pavilion in Indian architecture.

chhatra

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A ritual or ceremonial parasol in South Asia.
  • *1838 , Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal , Vol. 7, part 2:
  • *:A gift of land is held to be complete in all its parts, when accompanied by a couch shell, a seat of honor, a chhatra , a good horse and a good carriage.
  • *1997 , (Kiran Nagarkar), Cuckold , HarperCollins 2013, p. 583:
  • *:All the emblems of sovereignty including the chhatra were in place on Father's elephant and war was resumed.
  • *2008 , A Satish Babu, Tourism Development in India , p. 89:
  • *:Originally mounted on a circular drum was the dome or the hemispherical super structure crowned by a railed harmika and a chhatra .

    • chhatri

    English

    (wikipedia chhatri)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An elevated dome-shaped pavilion in Indian architecture.