dharna
noun/ˈdɜːnə/, /ˈdɜːnɑː/
/ˈdɜːrnə/, /ˈdɜːrnɑː/
(Indian English)- an act of lying flat with your face down on the floor of a temple as a way of showing respect for God
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- a form of protest in which a group of people refuse to leave a factory, public place, etc.
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