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PROLOGUE
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Truth and Brotherhood. Oh, Presiding Deities of Heaven, Earth and Ocean, Join with me, you Trinity, in invoking Vani, the Goddess of Speech! Pray that she may grant me power to illumine the world with the glory of Love and Unity! Oh, come! Let us join in singing her hymn.

(She sings)

Hail to thee, Bharati, who dwell'st within
The lotus of my heart!
Hail to thee, Vani, who dost give to song
The varied forms of Art.

Enter the presiding deities of Heaven, Earth and Ocean. Heaven is dressed in blue flowing robes, amply studded with glittering stars, her hair falling in cloudy waves; the Sn and a crescent-moon adorned her brow. Earth wears pale yellow, representing the Indian spring, profusely decked zrnth nany coloured flowers. Her hair is loosely knotted on the crown of her head, and adorned with a single Sotus.fiower. Ocean is in dark blue, with foamy wavy effect decorated with tiny shells. A single conch-shell is worn prominently either at the waist or breast. A rope of pearls is entwined with coral

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