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An elderly swami sat beneath the temple's ancient banyan, sharing Kannadasan's poetry with a young weaver named Ravi. The swami spoke of dharma, of earning honestly through skilled hands rather than shortcuts that corrode the soul. Ravi listened, remembering his grandfather's loom, the morally grounded craftsmanship passed down through generations. Behind-the-scenes, the swami had quietly arranged for fair wages through a cooperative. When Ravi's first legitimate earnings arrived—enough to sustain his family—his elated smile reflected something deeper: the restoration of ancestral dignity. The swami nodded knowingly. Heritage, he believed, flourished when hearts remained untouched by compromise.