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About half way through the food I have to say the dreaded word "kalas" (I'm full/done), Adji then protests "no Zach, c'est pas possible" (a favorite phrase of his) and he begins a sort of chant of "pour manger, pour manger, pour manger" .... (eat, eat, eat) ... all the while pushing food at me.
Madjiri: Homestay Zach Center 2005
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About half way through the food I have to say the dreaded word "kalas" (I'm full/done), Adji then protests "no Zach, c'est pas possible" (a favorite phrase of his) and he begins a sort of chant of "pour manger, pour manger, pour manger" .... (eat, eat, eat) ... all the while pushing food at me.
Archive 2005-10-01 Zach Center 2005
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The book goes on to list the sixty-four kama-kalas, or methods of lovemaking, for which the book has become famous.
India: The Place of Sex Dalrymple, William 2008
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As McConnachie points out, in Vatsyayana's world, "the kama-kalas are not just tools for successful love making, then; they lie at the heart of what constitutes an educated man."
India: The Place of Sex Dalrymple, William 2008
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Those who are born on this auspicious day are believed to be divya purushas of 64 kalas, blessed with great potential and promise.
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Like a usurer adding up his interest, Time adds up its subtile portions represented by kalas, and lavas, and kashthas, and kshanas, and months, and days and nights.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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At her wedding a Hindu bride must wear a wristlet of nine little cones of silver like the _kalas_ or pinnacle of a temple.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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When the bridegroom reaches the bride's house he finds her younger sister carrying a _kalas_ or pot of water on her head; he drops a rupee into it and enters the house.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry kalas collapsed died before the Phillies game today.
OPINION 2009
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There are puran poli with god doodh, bhardyache wade, god varan bhat, katachi amti, sukhi bhaji, gujjiyas, chandra kalas and karanjis.
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