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The first sound a baby hears.
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Words that carry you.
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Not hurting, in thought, word and deed.
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The banyan, the peepal, the neem.
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A greeting with a god in it.
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Raised gold and jewels.
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Rajasthan's wall art.
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Silver that sings when you walk.
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The Tarangam.
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Mango leaves and marigolds.
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Twelve wheels for the sun.
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Exile to the ForestAyodhya Kanda: a promise kept, a quiet walk into the trees.
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Why Hanuman cannot be hurt by wind, water or fire.
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Sita under the shimshapa tree.
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A flight over Ayodhya on the way back with the mountain.
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Ganesha and the MoonA laugh, a lesson, and a moon that learned some manners.
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A groom with a snake, a bride with a smile.
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A folk tale of one small diya.
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A mother with a baby on her lap.
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Something fresh, given first.
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Ashirwad: what a hand on your head means.
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Telling Bhagwan we have come.
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The sound of bangles in the kitchen.
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Krishna, Lakshmi, Arjun, Sita.
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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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Once more, the first sound.
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Satya.
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The plant with its own lamp.
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Chalk, colour and a doorstep.
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Stories on cloth.
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Where Madhubani began.
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From Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
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Make-up that takes four hours.
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Wooden toys that shine.
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Built again and again.
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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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The rishis' gentle curse.
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The messenger who ran ahead.
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Twenty-one modaks, one very full belly.
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The drum, the fire, the little demon under his foot.
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The daughter of Katyayana.
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