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This come there, when you know some knowledge about the guide. The other person is exploited taking advantage of his ignorance and is cheated.
It is the same even in temples. Suppose we go to a Tirupati temple, the person starts thinking that he will get the darshan, that he knows everybody, and puts on a big show. Even if someone comes and says that he went directly, we will say that this person will show it better. This is aadambaramu What is the example you will give?
అలుప్􏰀ెపుడు పలుక్ ఆడంబరము􏰁ాను సజజ్నుండు పలుక్ చలల్􏰁ాను
కంచు 􏰂ర్ గునటట్ు కనకంబు 􏰂ర్ గు􏰃ా 􏰄శవ్􏰅ా􏰆􏰇ామ 􏰄నుర􏰈ేమ!
Gold will not make noise. Bronze will make noise, bronze will appear like gold.
Perhaps, boastful is a better word than ostentatiousness. Trying to display something, however little it is, as if it is very big. That is what a show off is, trying to project oneself as a big thing to be recognized, where as in fact it
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