Uchchhishta
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title:
Uchchhishta
text:
Uchchhishta, known by various regional terms, is an Indian and a Hindu concept related to the contamination of food by saliva. Though the term has various meanings and has no exact parallel in English, it is generally translated in English as "leftovers" or "leavings", but with a denigratory aspect. Uchchhishta frequently denotes the food scraps remaining after a person has eaten. In a broader sense, it refers to the contamination of a food or hand that has come in contact with saliva or the ins
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description:
Hindu/Indian concept about contamination of food by saliva
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchchhishta
date created:
2018-09-08T10:38:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T22:07:38Z
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