dharna
noun /ˈdɜːnə/, /ˈdɜːnɑː/
/ˈdɜːrnə/, /ˈdɜːrnɑː/
(Indian English)- an act of lying flat with your face down on the floor of a temple as a way of showing respect for God
- a form of protest in which a group of people refuse to leave a factory, public place, etc.