1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Pujah

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See also Puja (Hinduism) on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer.

​PUJAH, or Pooja, the Hindu ceremonies in idol-worship. Colloquially the word has come to be applied by Anglo-Indians to any kind of rite; thus “ pujah of the flag ” is the sepoy term for trooping of the colours.

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