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- Who Is My Foi?Coming soonSoonWho Is My Foi?
Dad's sister.
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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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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Does Karma Mean Punishment?Coming soonSoonDoes Karma Mean Punishment?
No. A gentle correction of a common mistake.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Why Do We Respect Rivers?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Respect Rivers?
Yamuna, Narmada, Kaveri, Godavari.
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Both, all the way through.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Dadi, Why Do We Feed Bhagwan First?Coming soonSoonDadi, Why Do We Feed Bhagwan First?
The plate that goes to the shrine.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Burn Incense?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Burn Incense?
Smoke that rises, a room that changes.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - What Is Darshan?Coming soonSoonWhat Is Darshan?
Seeing, and being seen.
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Six yards, a hundred ways.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - What Is Prasad? (At Home)Coming soonSoonWhat Is Prasad? (At Home)
The laddu on the shrine.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Does Dadi Pronounce My Name Differently?Coming soonSoonWhy Does Dadi Pronounce My Name Differently?
Same name, different music.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Who Is My Mama?Coming soonSoonWho Is My Mama?
Mum's brother.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Wear New Clothes on Diwali?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Wear New Clothes on Diwali?
A new start.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - What Is a Baraat?Coming soonSoonWhat Is a Baraat?
A procession with a horse and a band.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Did Dadi Whisper Something in My Ear?Coming soonSoonWhy Did Dadi Whisper Something in My Ear?
The first sound a baby hears.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - What Is a Mantra?Coming soonSoonWhat Is a Mantra?
Words that carry you.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - What Is Ahimsa?Coming soonSoonWhat Is Ahimsa?
Not hurting, in thought, word and deed.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Why Do We Worship Trees?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Worship Trees?
The banyan, the peepal, the neem.
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Both, all the way through.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Dadi, Why Do We Say Jai Shri Krishna?Coming soonSoonDadi, Why Do We Say Jai Shri Krishna?
A greeting with a god in it.
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Something fresh, given first.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do Elders Bless Us?Coming soonSoonWhy Do Elders Bless Us?
Ashirwad: what a hand on your head means.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Ring the Bell?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Ring the Bell?
Telling Bhagwan we have come.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Does Mum Wear Bangles?Coming soonSoonWhy Does Mum Wear Bangles?
The sound of bangles in the kitchen.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do Some Hindu Names Come From Bhagwan?Coming soonSoonWhy Do Some Hindu Names Come From Bhagwan?
Krishna, Lakshmi, Arjun, Sita.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Who Is My Kaka?Coming soonSoonWho Is My Kaka?
Dad's brother.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Give Sweets on Diwali?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Give Sweets on Diwali?
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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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Say Om? (Prayer)Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Say Om? (Prayer)
Once more, the first sound.
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Satya.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Why Is Tulsi Special?Coming soonSoonWhy Is Tulsi Special?
The plant with its own lamp.
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Nairobi, Kampala, Dar: a third home.
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Chalk, colour and a doorstep.
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Naivedya: the plate goes to the shrine before the table.
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A whole street of relatives.
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Pradakshina around the shrine.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do Brides Wear Red?Coming soonSoonWhy Do Brides Wear Red?
The colour of a beginning.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Was I Named After Krishna?Coming soonSoonWhy Was I Named After Krishna?
A name chosen with love.
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Three generations, one kitchen.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Pray to Lakshmi on Diwali?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Pray to Lakshmi on Diwali?
The night Lakshmi visits.
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Jaimala: choosing each other.
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Kheer on a silver spoon.
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Peace, three times.
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