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Long, loose and cool.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
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Sabudana, singhara, fruit: food for a fasting day.
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The open door.
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The whole story in one night.
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Agni is the witness.
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The first haircut.
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Looking inside.
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Because it is alive.
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A tree that is a forest.
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Two words for everything.
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Bhajans and rotis.
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A thousand tiny knots.
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White as jasmine.
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One thing he said when he came back.
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The child Guru who healed Delhi.
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A feast that cost nothing.
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A quiet start, every single day.
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One cloth, no stitches.
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A hard shell, a sweet inside.
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Two languages, one child.
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Krishna, Radha and a handful of gulal.
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Pheras.
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Starting fresh.
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