cenotaph - a monument honouring a dead person whose body is somewhere else
chaam - ritual masked dance performed by some Buddhist monks in gompas to celebrate the victory of good over evil and of Buddhism over pre existing religions.
chaitya - Place of Buddhist worship with a hall divided into central nave and two side aisles by a line of columns, with a votive stupa at the end
chakra - disc like weapon of Vishnu
Chamunda - form of Durga; a real terror.
chappals - sandals
Char Dham - four pilgrimage destinations - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri
charas (hashish) - resin of the marijuana plant
chogyal - king
chorten - stupa (in Tibetan)
chowk - town square