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Chûrihâr.—(Sanskrit chûda-kâra).—A maker of glass bangles. Another name for the caste is Manihâr (Sanskrit mani, a “jewel,” kâra) or Kachera (kâch, Sanskrit kâcha, “glass”). The Lakhera makes bangles from lac (lâkh, Sanskrit laksha). The bangles are ornamented with foil (panni), beads (pot), counterfeit stones (nagîna).85