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Jain Education International 2010_03
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Cover: Svetamber Nun, Jain temple Nakoda, Rajasthan by James Maturin-Baird
Back cover: Pooja, Jain temple Walkeshwar, Mumbai
Photo by James Maturin-Baird
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