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A mandir carved in India and built in England.

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A boy who would not move until he was seen.

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Ganesha's favourite sweet.

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Helping without being asked.

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Yashoda looks into a small mouth and sees everything.

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Gods and asuras pull the same rope.

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Share the sweet thing; love stays; ask next time.

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Because a train is long and thepla keeps.

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Makar Sankranti and the sky over Ahmedabad.

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Yes.

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The poisoned pool and a snake who bows.

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Seven days under a mountain umbrella.

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What the Brahma Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

From the original text · The Eighteen Mahapuranas

What the Padma Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Vishnu Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Shiva Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Narada Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Markandeya Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Agni Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Bhavishya Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Brahmavaivarta Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Linga Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Varaha Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Skanda Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

From the original text · The Eighteen Mahapuranas

What the Vamana Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Kurma Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Matsya Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

From the original text · The Eighteen Mahapuranas

What the Garuda Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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What the Brahmanda Purana holds, and the first episodes to come from it.

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c. 4th century BCE · Chanakya's association with Chandragupta and the beginnings of Mauryan power.

1191–1192 · Prithviraj's struggle against Muhammad of Ghor: a victory followed by a decisive defeat.

17th century · A mother's religious household and guidance in the childhood of a future ruler.

Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 128, told for each age.

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Bal Kand, doha 1–20

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Ayodhya Kand, doha 1–20

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Aranya Kand, doha 1–20

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Kishkindha Kand, doha 1–20

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Sundar Kand, doha 1–20

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Lanka Kand, doha 1–20

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Uttar Kand, doha 1–20

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Valmiki Ramayana, Book I, all 77 sargas — Rama's birth, his teachers, and his wedding to Sita.

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Valmiki Ramayana, Book II, all 119 sargas — a promise, an exile, and a kingdom that waits.

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Valmiki Ramayana, Book III, all 75 sargas — the golden deer, Sita taken, and Jatayu's last flight.

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Valmiki Ramayana, Book IV, all 67 sargas — a new friendship, a kingdom set right, and Hanuman remembers his own strength.

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Valmiki Ramayana, Book V, all 68 sargas — Hanuman's leap across the sea, and the message that reaches Rama at last.

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Sabha Parva, upa-parva 1 (Sabhakriya), sections 1–4 of 81.

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Virata Parva, upa-parva 1 (Pandava Pravesha), sections 1–6 of 72.

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Bhishma Parva, upa-parva 1 (Jambukhanda-vinirmana), sections 1–6 of 124.

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