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devabhāju
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var. Deobhāju; n. a Hindu Newar priest. The Rājopādhyāyas are known as Devabhājus, prominently, in the Kathmandu Valley. They are priest for high Hindu Newar castes and are, at present, inferior to the Upādhyāya and Jaisī Brahmins.
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