Hari
[ˈhɑːri]Meaning
Sanskrit word meaning "brown, yellow, tawny", and by extension "monkey, horse, lion"
Background Story
Hari is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu, and sometimes of his avatar Krishna. In that context it is sometimes considered a derivative of Sanskrit हृ (hṛ), "to take away", referring to the removal of sins. It appears as the 650th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata.
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