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The document discusses the history of the Gayatri Mantra in India. It notes that in the 1800s, Ram Mohun Roy analyzed the mantra in Upanishadic texts and prescribed its use for Brahmos. Later, in the 19th century, Hindu reform movements extended use of the mantra beyond caste and gender, such as when Swami Vivekananda began initiating non-Brahmins with it. The Arya Samaj also taught that women could rightfully recite the mantra. Various organizations then helped spread the mantra to a wider population in th
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- plmokm
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