the word hindu was initially a term used by the
Hindu The historical meaning of the term Hindu has evolved with time. Starting with the Persian and Greek references to the land of the Indus in the 1st millennium BCE through the texts of the medieval era,[5] the term Hindu implied a geographic, ethnic or cultural identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent around or beyond the Sindhu (Indus) river.[6] By the 16th century, the term began to refer to residents of the subcontinent who were not Turkic or Muslims.[6][a][b]
Abhishek (given name) Abhishek (Devanagari: अभिषेक abhiśek) is a Hindu given name that has its roots in the Sanskrit word abhiśeka. It denotes a method of worship in Hinduism and Buddhism.[1][better source needed] The conceptual meaning is related to purification or cleansing, symbolized by the actual puja ritual.