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A whole street of relatives.
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Pradakshina around the shrine.
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The colour of a beginning.
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A name chosen with love.
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The night Lakshmi visits.
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Jaimala: choosing each other.
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Kheer on a silver spoon.
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Peace, three times.
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Because there is enough.
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The tree the Buddha sat under.
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The colour of the sky and the sea.
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Quick brushes near a temple.
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A carpet of petals.
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White and gold.
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Clay and rhythm from the south.
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Soft wood, bright paint.
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The busiest temple in the world.
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Reading while flying backwards.
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The first Shivratri, from a tree.
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The dark night that keeps us safe.
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Why Vishnu was born in Ayodhya.
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The kalash, and why water is always there.
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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 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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Bhajans and rotis.
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A thousand tiny knots.
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Why he bit every pearl.
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White as jasmine.
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Why Vishnu was born in Mathura.
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A quiet start, every single day.
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A hard shell, a sweet inside.
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