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Chudamani Pradhanam – Jewelry and identity

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Rāmayanam is a Hindu epic that details the life history of King Rāma of Ayodhya, his brothers, his wife Sītā and their trials and tribulations. Chudamani or Cūḍāmaṇi Pradhanam is an episode in the Sundara Kāṇḍa section of Rāmayana which presents the messenger Hanumān as the hero. The story thus far Rāma, his wife Sītā

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Kanaka Thadanga earrings – of modesty and shame

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Once Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati argued about who was more powerful. They decided to settle this dispute through a dance duel. Shiva, as the master of dance would perform a step and Parvati had to replicate the step perfectly without missing a beat and vice versa. A huge crowd gathers to watch this

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