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It is proper to take photographs or other kinds of pictures of persons to put them before us for sight or remembrance. But it is improper to make pictures and images of God and to take his likenesses therefrom to his great distortion.
Dayananda Saraswati
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It is proper to take photographs or other kinds of pictures of persons to put them before us for sight or remembrance. But it is improper to make pictures and images of God and to take his likenesses therefrom to his great distortion. — Dayananda Saraswati

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Dayananda Saraswati was a Leader from British Raj (1824–1883).

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This quote is attributed to Dayananda Saraswati, a Leader from British Raj.
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Dayananda Saraswati lived from 1824 – 1883.
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