Definitions
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- noun India A time or moment considered
lucky , often used to mark thecommencement of aproject - noun India, film In
Bollywood , the day when themaking of a movie isannounced .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The BSE while felicitating the top ten brokers ahead of the special 'mahurat' session today however did not specify the volumes generated by the individual broking firms during the year nor it provided their rankings.
The Economic Times 2008
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It is since the last couple of years that the exchange started felicitating brokers, whom it calls "volume providers", on the 'mahurat' day during the year.
The Economic Times 2008
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The Joshi officiates at weddings in the village, selects auspicious names for children according to the constellations under which they were born, and points out the auspicious moment or _mahurat_ for weddings, name-giving and other ceremonies, and for the commencement of such agricultural operations as sowing, reaping, and threshing.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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November 11th, 2009 more imagesThe much awaited 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se' was finally launched with a mahurat in Goa on November 10.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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Yesterday the film's mahurat which was held at Model town (Andheri), was graced by our hunk star Salman Khan.
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The mahurat, or auspicious time, for the wedding has been fixed for 8.35 pm and the venue is a country villa owned by former Rajasthan chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader
The Times of India 2010
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The mahurat, or auspicious time, for the wedding has been fixed for 8.35 pm and the venue is a country villa owned by former Rajasthan chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader
The Times of India 2010
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November 11th, 2009 more imagesThe much awaited 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se' was finally launched with a mahurat in Goa on November 10.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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Jaan Se 'was finally launched with a mahurat in Goa on November 10.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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The mahurat, or auspicious time, for the wedding has been fixed for 8.35 p.m.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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