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Four pillars and a roof.
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Good company.
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A family across the map.
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The same sun through many windows.
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Because Dadi told them.
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Visarjan: saying goodbye till next year.
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A necklace with a meaning.
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Good that adds up.
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Chandra, and the day named after him.
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Because part of you does.
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A question that opens the Ganesha shelf.
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Video calls and long flights.
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Red in the parting.
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The big one, for the older ones.
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Kailash and Govardhan.
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A hard question, handled with care.
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Different, and exactly right.
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A night with Shiva.
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Bestu Varas.
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Why Do We Celebrate Two New Years?January and Diwali.
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Flowers for King Mahabali.
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Why Does the Pongal Pot Boil Over?Good luck rising.
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The birthday of the Khalsa.
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Five days of the Mother.
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Thanking the sun.
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Why Do We Eat Neem and Jaggery on Ugadi?Bitter and sweet, like a year.
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A flag for the new year.
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Spring in Assam.
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Why Does Mum Look at the Moon on Karva Chauth?A fast that ends with the moon.
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The full moon of the guru.
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Why Do We Celebrate Ram Navami?Rama's birthday.
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Hanuman's birthday.
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Why Do We Burn Ravana on Dussehra?Good over not-good, told gently.
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