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Gayatri Japa Procedure

by Mani Varadarajan for the Sri Vaishnava Home Page Your Location Gayatri Japa Date All Locations Friday, August 23, 2002

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( 6 )A c a m a n a mt w i c e . ( 7 )s A t t v i k at y A g a : b h a g a v A ne v as v a n i y A m y as v a S e s h a b h U t e n am a y A s v a A r A d h a n a e k a p r a y o j a n A y ai d a mg A y a t r I m a h A m a n t r a j a p a m s v a s m a is v a p r I t a y es v a y a me v ak A r i t a v A n .

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