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The day at Meera’s house began not with an alarm clock, but with the suhaga —the soft, auspicious pink of the dawn sky over Lucknow. Before the chai was even a thought, Meera stood at her kitchen window, her grandmother’s silver pichki (a sprinkler) in hand. She sprinkled water on the tulsi plant in the courtyard, a daily ritual of gratitude. This, her mother had taught her, was the first prasad (offering) of the day. To help me tailor more specific insights into