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Purohita
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Purohita (Sanskrit: पुरोहित), in the Hindu context, means chaplain or family priest within the Vedic priesthood.[1] In Thailand and Cambodia, it refers to the royal chaplains.
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For the community found in Rajasthan, see Rajpurohit.