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476:. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
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993:and friends
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972:Virajananda
953:and friends
900:Foundations
769:Poems/songs
674:Neo-Vedanta
604:Sarada Devi
599:Ramakrishna
348:Works cited
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286:Pandya 2008
262:Naikar 2002
1442:1895 poems
1436:Categories
1132:Depictions
1010:Emma CalvƩ
912:Belur Math
731:Karma Yoga
724:Jnana Yoga
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576:Birthplace
222:References
197:Bhavacakra
180:Wikisource
133:(excerpt)
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1063:Memorials
951:Disciples
752:Raja Yoga
745:My Master
641:Works and
595:Teachers
569:Biography
227:Citations
212:(Samsara)
1219:Namesake
1205:Bireswar
941:New York
932:Udbodhan
827:Lectures
497:Archived
186:Synopsis
87:New York
69:Language
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