ojha

Definitions

1. A surname from Hindi.
2. A sorcerer or folk healer in parts of India and Nepal.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.’”

“First 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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