Ghara is an earthen pot made in the Indian subcontinent. It is used for storing drinking water and keeping it cool. The word ''ghara'' has

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s in Pahari,

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and Odia languages that can all be traced to the Sanskrit word ''ghaṭa'' meaning pot. It is spelled in hi, घड़ा; in ne, घड़ा ghaṛā; in ur, گھڑا; in Saraiki: دِلّا and in pa, ਘਡ਼ਾ. The word ''ghara'' is also used for the hollow bulbous protuberance on the snout of mature male

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s (''Gavialis gangeticus'') as it is shaped like a ghara. This protuberance enables them to emit a hissing sound that can be heard away.

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