Gorakhpur
Americannoun
noun
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“Breathing becomes heavy and long,” said Ram Kumar, a 30-year-old from the city of Gorakhpur, in the more rural north of India, who supports his family back home by driving an auto-rickshaw in New Delhi.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023
He told the judge that he had stayed with a holy man in his ashram in Gorakhpur, a city in the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2022
The following morning, dozens of people waited at the Gorakhpur temple for a word with the “maharaj,” which means great king, but also refers to Mr. Adityanath’s post as temple president.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022
The Adityanath government has focused on promoting places such as the ancient city of Varanasi, a Hindu pilgrimage site, and Gorakhpur, where Adityanath is the chief priest of a large temple, critics have said.
From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2017
A potent spell to bring rain was reported as actually practised during the Gorakhpur famine of 1873-4.
From The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Hartland, Edwin Sidney
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