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Leaving the palace for the flute.
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The flowers under the sheet.
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A Ramayana in the people's tongue.
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Dancing before Jagannath's chariot.
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Two hundred and seventy-three talks.
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Her most sung pada, explained.
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A torch held all night.
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Slowly, slowly, the gardener waters.
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Give me blood, I will give you freedom.
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A gift that turned into a garland.
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