Manipur-chakra

Third centre (Chakra) in the spiritual energy system, located in the region of the navel in the subtle body

Ling

Lord Shiva’s sacred symbol also known as the Divine phallus

Lakshmi puja

Festival in which businessmen worship the weighing scale and account books

Kirtan

Narration of the glory of God through stories punctuated with devotional songs

Karma

An act that becomes destiny, meaning, leads to a give and take account that has to be settled

Kalpa

A day and night of Lord Brahma