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Ahimsa on a plate.
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A welcome on the floor.
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From haldi to vidaai.
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108 beads and a knot.
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A river that came from the sky.
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A question at the door.
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The river makes way for Vasudeva's basket.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Lunch in the forest, shared from every hand.
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Seeing in the dark, in Bengal.
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Vidyarambham: The First LetterWriting in rice on Vijayadashami.
From the original text · Brahmavaivarta Purana
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Why a bell is rung during puja.
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Greetings differ by family and tradition; none is the only one.
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Clean hands, quiet mind.
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A dot that is older than fashion.
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Naivedya at home.
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Lakshmi likes a clean house.
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The baraat.
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The whisper, the star, the choosing.
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Saying it again and again.
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Yamuna, Narmada, Kaveri, Godavari.
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The plate that goes to the shrine.
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Two brothers, one blue and one fair.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Why the biggest god rides the smallest friend.
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Why the door is open and the lamp is lit.
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Books at her feet for a day.
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Smoke that rises, a room that changes.
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Seeing, and being seen.
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Six yards, a hundred ways.
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The laddu on the shrine.
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A new start.
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A procession with a horse and a band.
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The first sound a baby hears.
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Words that carry you.
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The banyan, the peepal, the neem.
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A greeting with a god in it.
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Why Hanuman cannot be hurt by wind, water or fire.
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Ganesha and the MoonA laugh, a lesson, and a moon that learned some manners.
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A folk tale of one small diya.
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Something fresh, given first.
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Ashirwad: what a hand on your head means.
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Telling Bhagwan we have come.
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The sound of bangles in the kitchen.
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Krishna, Lakshmi, Arjun, Sita.
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Boxes of mithai for the neighbours.
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And why the bride's sisters hide the groom's.
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The first grain of rice.
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Once more, the first sound.
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