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                "inscription": "hatha\u1e47\u012b r\u0101mkal\u012b",
                "inscription_translation": "The female elephant Ramkali",
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                "inscription": "mah\u0101r\u0101\u1e47aji \u015br\u012b r\u0101j (?) singh ri bira\u1e47i",
                "inscription_translation": "The mount of Maharana Shri Raj (?) Singh",
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                    "title": "Raja Deen Dayal: The King of Indian Photographers",
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