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Indra

[in-druh]

noun

Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.

a male given name.

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Indra (ˈɪndrə)

—n
	Hinduism the most celebrated god of the Rig-Veda, governing the weather and dispensing rain

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