Darbha grass (also called kusha and kusa) is a type of grass which is used in Hindu rituals. Kusha and his twin brother Lava are the children of the Hindu God Rama and his wife Sita, whose story is told in the Ramayana. ... KUSA is a television station on VHF Channel 9 (187. ... In popular language grass means a short, green, ground covering or lawn, usually, but not necessarily comprised of a true grass or grasses, called turf. ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... A ritual is a formalised, predetermined set of symbolic actions generally performed in a particular environment at a regular, recurring interval. ...

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