A photograph of a closed, worn hardbound ledger or album lying flat on a pale cloth. The cover is mottled green with a dark navy spine and cloth-bound edge, and the corner is frayed and torn. A small yellow label sticker sits at the upper right. No people are present. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a closed, worn hardbound ledger or album lying flat on a pale cloth. The cover is mottled green with a dark navy spine and cloth-bound edge, and the corner is frayed and torn. A small yellow label sticker sits at the upper right. No people are present.

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1987 - Books, Mantra Deeksha and Yantras Given by Narayana Swami in the Revival of the Science of Aushada

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