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The seven notes, and the peacock's cry.
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A lamp from a wheel.
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The oldest city's oldest lamp.
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The Mango of TruthA mango that only rises when everyone tells the truth.
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The river makes way for Vasudeva's basket.
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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.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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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.
From the original text · Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati)
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Kurma and the MountainA turtle who held up a mountain so the churning could go on.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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What kind of thread would never break?
From the original text · Janamsakhis of Guru Nanak
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Open on every side, to every side.
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How do we become true?
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Vardhamana and the serpent in the garden.
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Dharanendra and Padmavati.
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Mahavira's nirvana night.
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Tenali and the horse that would not eat.
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Saurashtra's own deer.
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And lost his ears.
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A monkey and an owl who were princes.
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The madman who rolled the boulder.
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Who is the cleverest?
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A grandmother who tricked a lion.
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Bulbul and the lake.
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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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The name at school and the name at home.
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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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No. A gentle correction of a common mistake.
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Yamuna, Narmada, Kaveri, Godavari.
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Both, all the way through.
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The plate that goes to the shrine.
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