Thanks to an exceptionally strong field of entrants.
Apologies to the many worthy clues slighted.
I chose the word because I like it and its Indian root, and had no idea about how UK sport punditry had evolved! jono@5 opened my eyes in that respect.
Any of jono@5, tyke51@8, whetstone@9, paul@11 or dorrien@15 would have been a worthy winner, but I went for the creative letter selection buddy@19. Well done!
Nepali Hindus' faith's centrally placed in guru (6)
Short prizes (omitting the religious angle 😉):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukbsdo01_c8 Pt. Ravi Shankar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUmAyuUOxRU Football
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=amqHMQaxbyk More music