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Lunch in the forest, shared from every hand.
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The Bridge of HelpA great bridge to reach those who need help, and one small squirrel.
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Small as a cat, in the night.
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Shiva and the GangaA river that fell from the sky and was caught in gentle hair.
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A door, a father, a new head, told gently.
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The fruit of wisdom and a boy who walked away to Palani.
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Seeing in the dark, in Bengal.
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Vidyarambham: The First LetterWriting in rice on Vijayadashami.
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A moon-bell on her forehead.
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Kurma and the MountainA turtle who held up a mountain so the churning could go on.
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Dharanendra and Padmavati.
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Two brothers, one blue and one fair.
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Evening in Vrindavan.
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A mountain's daughter and a very long tapasya.
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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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The first mornings in Gokul.
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A thread of cloth on Krishna's finger.
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Why the greeting in Braj is her name.
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