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- Why Does Dadi Fast on Ekadashi?Coming soonSoonWhy Does Dadi Fast on Ekadashi?
The eleventh day of the moon.
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A name chosen with love.
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Three generations, one kitchen.
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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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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - What Does Shanti Mean?Coming soonSoonWhat Does Shanti Mean?
Peace, three times.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Should We Share?Coming soonSoonWhy Should We Share?
Because there is enough.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Why Is the Peepal Tree Special?Coming soonSoonWhy Is the Peepal Tree Special?
The tree the Buddha sat under.
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Little India and everywhere else.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Dadi, Why Is Krishna Blue?Coming soonSoonDadi, Why Is Krishna Blue?
The colour of the sky and the sea.
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A king who climbed forts.
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Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Why Is There Water in a Little Copper Pot?Coming soonSoonWhy Is There Water in a Little Copper Pot?
The kalash, and why water is always there.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Bow Down?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Bow Down?
Pranam: making yourself small for a moment.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Does Papa Wear a Kurta?Coming soonSoonWhy Does Papa Wear a Kurta?
Long, loose and cool.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Eat Farali Food?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Eat Farali Food?
Sabudana, singhara, fruit: food for a fasting day.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - What Is a Nakshatra Name?Coming soonSoonWhat Is a Nakshatra Name?
The star you were born under.
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Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Why Does Everyone Come to Our House?Coming soonSoonWhy Does Everyone Come to Our House?
The open door.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Is Diwali Called the Festival of Lights?Coming soonSoonWhy Is Diwali Called the Festival of Lights?
The whole story in one night.
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Agni is the witness.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - What Is Mundan?Coming soonSoonWhat Is Mundan?
The first haircut.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Close Our Eyes to Pray?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Close Our Eyes to Pray?
Looking inside.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Should We Respect Nature?Coming soonSoonWhy Should We Respect Nature?
Because it is alive.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Why Is the Banyan Tree Special?Coming soonSoonWhy Is the Banyan Tree Special?
A tree that is a forest.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Speak Two Languages?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Speak Two Languages?
Two words for everything.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Dadi, Why Do You Sing While You Cook?Coming soonSoonDadi, Why Do You Sing While You Cook?
Bhajans and rotis.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Dada, Why Do You Read the Gita Every Morning?Coming soonSoonDada, Why Do You Read the Gita Every Morning?
Eighteen chapters, one page a day.
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Ages 7-12+🪈from$1.99 - Why Does Dadi Sit and Pray Every Morning?Coming soonSoonWhy Does Dadi Sit and Pray Every Morning?
A quiet start, every single day.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Don't I Call My Grandparents by Their Names?Coming soonSoonWhy Don't I Call My Grandparents by Their Names?
Dadi, Dada, Nani, Nana: names that say who you are to me.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Put Money in the Donation Box?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Put Money in the Donation Box?
Dana: giving a little of what we have.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - What Is a Dhoti?Coming soonSoonWhat Is a Dhoti?
One cloth, no stitches.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Break a Coconut?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Break a Coconut?
A hard shell, a sweet inside.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do I Speak English at School and Gujarati at Home?Coming soonSoonWhy Do I Speak English at School and Gujarati at Home?
Two languages, one child.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Are Cousins Like Brothers and Sisters?Coming soonSoonWhy Are Cousins Like Brothers and Sisters?
Cousin-brothers and cousin-sisters.
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Krishna, Radha and a handful of gulal.
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Pheras.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do Some Babies Have Their Hair Shaved?Coming soonSoonWhy Do Some Babies Have Their Hair Shaved?
Starting fresh.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do People Meditate?Coming soonSoonWhy Do People Meditate?
Sitting still with a busy mind.
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The ant and the elephant.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Why Is My School Lunch Different?Coming soonSoonWhy Is My School Lunch Different?
Paratha in a lunchbox.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Dadi, Why Do You Tie a Thread on My Wrist?Coming soonSoonDadi, Why Do You Tie a Thread on My Wrist?
A kalava.
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Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Dada, What Is a Guru?Coming soonSoonDada, What Is a Guru?
The one who shows you where to look.
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Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Why Do We Say a Prayer Before Eating?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Say a Prayer Before Eating?
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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The janeu and the upanayana.
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Mithai for a new job, a new baby, a good report.
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