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Pranam: making yourself small for a moment.
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Long, loose and cool.
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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 quiet start, every single day.
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Dadi, Dada, Nani, Nana: names that say who you are to me.
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Dana: giving a little of what we have.
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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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Cousin-brothers and cousin-sisters.
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Pheras.
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Starting fresh.
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Sitting still with a busy mind.
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The ant and the elephant.
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Paratha in a lunchbox.
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A kalava.
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Thank-you before the first bite.
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Love, measured in rotis.
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Food that came back from Bhagwan.
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Mithai for a new job, a new baby, a good report.
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The language of her lap.
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Saptapadi.
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Japa in the kitchen.
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Service, done quietly.
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Night lamps and old fears.
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Anjali: two hands, one heart.
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Atithi devo bhava: a guest is a god.
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One sweet, many hands.
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What Is a Rakhi?A thread that says 'I will look after you'.
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Golden, warm, in the lamp and in the roti.
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So the stories can find you.
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One thali, one time.
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The baby shower, Indian style.
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Songs for Bhagwan.
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Peace inside and out.
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Bringing the lamp in.
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A name on every breath.
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