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        "title": "Rama and Sita in the royal palace (recto), from a Kalighat album",
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                    "title": "Imagining Rama\u2019s Journey",
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        "did_you_know": "Rama's devoted monkey followers Hanuman and Sugriva are seated before the throne.",
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