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pahar
Sign in to savePahar (Bengali পহর, Hindi/Nepali: पहर, Punjabi: ਪੈਹਰ, Urdu: ), which is more commonly pronounced peher () is a traditional unit of time used in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. One pahar nominally equals three hours, and there are eight pahars in a day. In India, the measure is primarily used in North India and by Hindi-speaking communities throughout the Deccan in Southern India.
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It is catalogued under topics including Culture of India, Culture of Pakistan and Units of time.
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Pahar (Bengali পহর, Hindi/Nepali: पहर, Punjabi: ਪੈਹਰ, Urdu: ), which is more commonly pronounced peher () is a traditional unit of time used in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. One pahar nominally equals three hours, and there are eight pahars in a day. In India, the measure is primarily used in North India and by Hindi-speaking communities throughout the Deccan in Southern India.
==Etymology== is derived from Sanskrit word which is an ancient unit of time in India.
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