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प्रश्न
It is said that Tansen was a naughty child. What prank did he play?
उत्तर
Tansen, as a child, used to play in the forest. He learnt to copy the calls of birds and animals. Once the frightened Swami Haridas and his pupils by producing the roar of a tiger.
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