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        "title": "Jatayu hinders Ravana\u2019s chariot trying to prevent Sita\u2019s abduction (recto), from a Kalighat album",
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                    "title": "Imagining Rama\u2019s Journey",
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            "Jatayu (Rama'a Mythical Bird) Hinders Ravana's Chariot, Trying to Prevent Abduction of Sita",
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