Kusha grass
Sanskrit terms for Desmostachya bipinnata / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kusha (Sanskrit: कुश) also known as Darbha (Sanskrit: दर्भ) and Pavitram (Sanskrit: पवित्रम्), are the Sanskrit terms for Desmostachya bipinnata grass. This grass is of literary and ritual significance in Hinduism.[1]
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In the performance of Vedic rituals such as the homa and tarpana, the kusha grass is shaped like a ring and is worn by a priest on the ring finger of his right hand.[2]