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BTW, talking of these specifies, I remember kala bhanwra is considered to a soul of deceased family member and they use to sprinkle water on it during hot summer afternoons 
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Notice how it is always the woman that is getting burnt; kaam tho ladkon ka ho raha hai.
hence proved: her kamyab mard/laRke ke ppeche ik aurat ka (kata huwa/jala huwa) hath hota hai :p
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oh i see…i never knew that.
a couple more:
-jooti pe jooti chaRhnaa = safar kii Khush-Khabarii
-wednesday ko safar na karnaa = agar safar kiyaa to kuchh buraa bhii ho saktaa hai
i remember those days when i would choose a wednesday to travel because i used to get a good seat on the train as those trains used to run way less crowded.
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What is the unscientific explanation of jamahi? 
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No interest… happens… when you start reading book… once you placed book to its proper place… you will feel chaqo choband…
Re: Unscientific explanations of Scientific Phenomenon
-sustii
-neend kaa Ghalba
-boriyat
a couple more:
-billi kaa raastaa kaat jaanaa = bad-shagunii
-siyaar [jackal] kaa chillaanaa = bastii ke ujaR jaane kii pesheen-goii
-dost ke kanghe se baal jhaaRnaa = dostii Khatm kar detii hai [taa k juyeN (lice) kaa transfer na ho]