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Mooshika.
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Matsya and the BoatA tiny fish that grew, and a boat that carried the seeds of the world.
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A river that came from the sky.
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Rice flour for the ants.
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Shiva and the GangaA river that fell from the sky and was caught in gentle hair.
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Yamuna, Narmada, Kaveri, Godavari.
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Air the teacher, water the father, earth the mother.
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The banyan, the peepal, the neem.
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The plant with its own lamp.
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The tree the Buddha sat under.
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The Guru who kept a garden and a hospital.
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Because it is alive.
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A tree that is a forest.
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Amrita Devi and the khejri, told gently.
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Vasuki around his neck.
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Seeing in the dark.
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The scientist who listened to plants.
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Milk from water.
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Pride, tamed.
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Courage under her.
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The great eagle.
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A plant that gets a lamp of its own.
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Shiva's bull, waiting at the door.
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The first rain.
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Why Do We Greet the Sun?Surya namaskar.
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Chandra, and the day named after him.
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Kailash and Govardhan.
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