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- 1. Female garment wrapped around the waist with an end draped over the shoulder
- 2. One of two official languages in India
- 4. Chai ____, one of the most popular beverages in India
- 5. The currency of India
- 8. India's national animal
- 10. System of physical exercise and meditative techniques that originated in India
- 11. The national bird of India
- 12. The national fruit of India
- 14. A spice, and one of the colors in the Indian flag
- 15. The name of the ocean around India
- 19. The capital of India
- 20. A town in West Bengal noted for its tea industry; the champagne of teas
- 22. The national tree of India and a symbol of immortality, the largest near Kolkata
- 25. The longest river in India, bathing in it is thought to remove a person's sins
- 26. Once the capital of India, now the state capital of West Bengal; City of Joy
- 29. The largest democracy in the world
- 31. Large mountain range forming the northern border of India
- 32. The majority of people in India practice this religion
- 34. A sacred animal in Hinduism
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- 1. A plucked string instrument used in Indian classical music
- 3. The most populous city in India
- 6. "The Festival of Lights", one of the largest festivals in Hinduism
- 7. The name given to a hurricane in the Indian Ocean
- 9. Large breeze from a cold ocean to a warm land region, typically with rain
- 13. He helped India gain independence in 1947
- 16. All of India is in a single time zone, which is _____ and a half hours ahead of DC
- 17. India is the birthplace of this game, which uses pawns, bishops, and Knights
- 18. India's film industry, the world's largest, based in Mumbai
- 21. The largest state and home of the largest desert in India, the Thar Desert
- 22. India was once a part of this empire
- 23. Leavened flatbread found in West, Cenral, and South Asia
- 24. Famous white marble mausoleum for Mumtaz Mahal, 3rd wife of Shah Jahan
- 27. The most popular sport in India
- 28. The state capital of Rajasthan; the "Pink City"
- 30. The largest continent
- 33. Male garment wrapped around the waist and legs, knotted at the waist