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- noun A kind of
ceremonious fan used bySikhs , made fromyak hair , which is waved over theGuru Granth Sahib .
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Examples
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They fanned him with the _chaur_ or yak-tail whisk when he sat in state on the royal cushion.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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_chaur_ or yak-tail whisk and the _chhadi_ or silver-plated rod on ceremonial occasions, and they worship these emblems of their calling on the principal festivals.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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