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“Pirate puri, hot and ready to attack any masala.”

Challah, lavash, naan, puris, bagels, just plain Wonder Bread, and biscuits.

A chaat, or snack, called dahi batata puri features miniature orbs of fried dough filled with mashed potato, chutneys, and sweetened yogurt, all blanketed in tiny shards of fried chickpea noodles.

The national pastime has spawned a ferocious species of fan — dinosaurus puris — that bites off heads when history and tradition are threatened.

It is usual in all these operations to—ahem—in short, to proceed in puris naturalibus.