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MHMM_Seeker.mp3
When asked how she adapts her teaching style to a suburban landscape without a vibrant Hindu community, she explains that teaching someone to have a closer understanding with the guru is of the utmost importance, even if it only affects one dedicated…

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Chinmaya_Mission_Twin-Cities/CMTC_Opening.jpg
Crowds attending the opening ceremonies of the Chinmaya Ganapati Mission, Chaska, on July 19, 2009.

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Chinmaya_Mission_Twin-Cities/CMTC_MarathiClass.jpg
Shreyasi Kambale teaching Marathi, Chaska

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Chinmaya_Mission_Twin-Cities/CMTC_JhanjeeBelonging.mp3
By using different rituals and teachings to explore the self manifested as others, the Chinmaya Mission of the Twin Cities brings together families and offers them the feelings of kinship and belonging in the diaspora.

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Chinmaya_Mission_Twin-Cities/CMTC_BalaViharPoster.jpg
A poster by the Bala Vihar students about wealth as God’s gifts, Chaska

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Chinmaya_Mission_Twin-Cities/CMTC_IshaniKitchen.jpg
Ishani Jhanjee carrying on a conversation with fellow Chinmaya members in the Chaska Center's kitchen, reflective of a typical weekend afternoon at the Mission.

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Chinmaya_Mission_Twin-Cities/CMTC_MalakapalliClass.jpg
Ratna Malakapalli teaching at a Bala Vihar class with a picture of Swami Chinmayananda accompanying, Saint Paul

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Chinmaya_Mission_Twin-Cities/CMTC_ChinmayanandaFeet.jpg
Pictures of Swamiji’s feet during a commemoration of his birthday, Chaska

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Chinmaya_Mission_Twin-Cities/CMTC_MarathiChart.jpg
A chart for young students of Marathi at the center in Chaska

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Chinmaya_Mission_Twin-Cities/CMTC_ParentsFeetWiping.jpg
Children wash their parents feet as a symbol of respect and devotion on Parent's Day, June 15, 2012

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