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- 3. - is a key concept with multiple meanings in the Indian religions — Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism.
- 4. – a storehouse for threshed grain.
- 6. Feature - (environment) landforms,bodies of water,climate,natural vegetation and soil of the earth.
- 8. – form a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.
- 10. - a large, distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa.
- 14. - a pilgrim's journey.
- 15. System – A sewer that receives sewage from a number of collector and trunk separate sewers and specific, limited/controlled quantities of wastewater from combination sewers through diversion structures and conveys that wastewater to a point for treatment or disposal.
- 16. - the most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit and containing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests of Vedic religion. Believed to have been directly revealed to seers among the early Aryans in India, and preserved by oral tradition, the four chief collections are the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharva Veda
- 18. - the cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound.
- 20. - means action, work or deed; it also refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect where intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual
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- 1. - (in Buddhism) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism.
- 2. - Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
- 5. - the rebirth of a soul in a new body.
- 7. River - is one of the longest rivers in Asia. It flows from western Tibet through Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan proper.
- 9. River – also known as Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh.
- 11. - is a religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on original teachings attributed to the Buddha and resulting interpreted philosophies.
- 12. - is an Indian religion, or a way of life, widely practiced in South Asia.
- 13. - an ancient Indic language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian languages are derived.
- 17. - each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status.
- 19. - the spiritual life principle of the universe, especially when regarded as inherent in the real self of the individual.
- 21. - (in historical contexts) money or food given to poor people.