sandhya

American  

[suhnd-yah] / ˈsʌnd yɑ /

noun

Hinduism.

1. a ritual of worship and meditation performed three times a day by Hindus of the higher castes.

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Etymology

Origin of sandhya

First recorded in 1865–70, sandhya is from the Sanskrit word sandhyā

Example Sentences

Times staff writers Dakota Smith, Sandhya Kambhampati and Roger Vincent contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times

Times data reporter Sandhya Kambhampati and researcher Scott Wilson contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times

A policeman’s widow picks up her late husband’s badge in the noir-inflected thriller “Santosh” from British-Indian writer-director Sandhya Suri, whose background in documentary gives this moody character study slash crime procedural — and potent critique of institutional abuse in India — the air of something patiently witnessed as much as it is carefully crafted.

From Los Angeles Times

“Santosh,” the United Kingdom’s submission for the international feature Oscar, originally was intended as a documentary, but it became Sandhya Suri’s feature debut instead.

From Los Angeles Times

The biggest surprise this year came from the UK, which selected the Hindi-language film Santosh, directed by British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri, as its Oscar entry.

From BBC