Charu is a word derived from Sanskrit that refers to something beautiful, graceful and pure in a spiritual sense. The word also means “one who is radiant and graceful” And is often used in the

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for praising

Lord Rama Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular ''avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being ...

. It refers to the kind of beauty that is out of this materialistic world and often refers to celestial bodies such as the full moon. In a popular

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poem, ''charu'' is used to describe the beauty of the moon-''Charu chandra ki chanchal kirne khel rahi thi jal-thal mein''.According t
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this poem means: "Charun Chandra's playful rays were playing in the water"

As a name

Charu is a popular name given to Hindu males and females and means divinely good looking and charming. Notable people with the name Charu include: *

Charu Majumdar Charu Majumdar ( Bengali: চারু মজুমদার; 15 May 1918 – 28 July 1972), popularly known as CM, was a Communist leader from India, and founder and General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). Born i ...

: The founder of Naxalbari Andolan in India *

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: Eponymous protagonist of

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's movie *

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: a Tibetan style coffee shop and event center in

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Other meanings

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural diffusion ...

, charu is the name of a flower. Charu is a sweet porridge-like foodstuff offered as ''ahuti'' (offering) in the

Yajna Yajna ( sa, यज्ञ, yajña, translit-std=IAST, sacrifice, devotion, worship, offering) refers in Hinduism to any ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras.SG Nigal (1986), Axiological Approach to the Vedas, Northern Boo ...

s. In

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode ...

, rasam is known as charu.

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