PratapgarhA city and district of Prayagraj division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
PrayagrajA large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India, formerly Allahabad.
pudinaA form of mint (Mentha arvensis), found in parts of India and Pakistan and used in tea and cooking.
puggryA strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.
pujariSomeone who performs a puja, especially a priest in a Hindu temple.
pulwarA keelless riverboat used in northeast India and Bangladesh, chiefly to carry cargo.
pungiA wind instrument, traditionally made from a gourd, played by snake charmers in India and Pakistan.
punkahA fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, (historical) formerly often operated by a servant.
punkahwallahA servant who operates a punkah (type of fan).
PuraniyaA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
purreeA substance obtained from cow urine and used in making the pigment Indian yellow.
rivayatA question-and-answer style correspondence between early modern South Asian and Iranian Zoroastrians, typically addressing matters of theology, ritual, or religious law.
rogan joshA Kashmiri curry made with red meat, traditionally lamb or goat flavoured with red chili powder.
romalA long quirt attached to the end of a set of closed reins that are connected to the bridle of a horse, and used to assist in moving cattle.
saas-bahuA genre of drama fiction concerning the relationship between the controlling evil mother of a husband (mother-in-law) and her dominated, downtrodden, meek daughter-in-law.
SadhA person who belongs to a monotheistic sect of Hinduism, having beliefs similar to those of Quakers.
sarpatAny of several species of sugarcane or sugarcane-like grasses found in India, of the genera Saccharum and Tripidium.
Sarvodaya NagarA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
satta matkaan illegal form of lottery, which originally involved betting on the opening and closing rates of cotton transmitted from the New York Cotton Exchange, but now makes use of random numbers
sattuFlour made from a mixture of ground pulses and cereals.
sirkyA kind of unplaited matting formed by laying the fine cylindrical culms from the upper part of the grass Tripidium bengalense side by side, and binding them in single or double layers. It may be laid under the thatch of a house, used to cover carts and palanquins, to make table-mats, etc.
sissooA leguminous tree (Dalbergia sissoo) of northern India.
sitaphalA sugar apple / custard apple, Annona squamosa.
SitapurA city and district of Lucknow division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
sittringyA carpet of coloured cotton, often striped.
SonbhadraA district of Mirzapur division, Uttar Pradesh, India. Headquarters: Robertsganj.
SoonamookeeThe state barge of the governor-general of India.
soormaA preparation of antimony with which Muslim men historically anointed their eyelids.