Tavika on Anagha, my first cousin's daughter on her first birthday - Dated: 27th April 2021
అనఘానగరాగం శ్రావ్యానంద కరమౌ షణ్ముఖస్మితం శశాంకమంద్రమౌ అనఘాద్భుత చారిత్ర భరతాధిపత్యమౌ శారదాచంద్రమూర్త్యాంగనఘాయత్రి వర్థిల్లౌ
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