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A story so Scottish, it’s wearing tartan.

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INDIA – JANUARY 01: February-March, 1968. The BEATLES (without Ringo STARR), the American actress Mia FARROW and the British singer DONOVAN posing with the MAHARISHI MAHESH Yogi, with whom they were following a transcendental meditation lesson in Rishikesh, India. From left to right : John LENNON, Paul McCARTNEY, the MAHARISHI MAHESH Yogi, George HARRISSON, Mia FARROW and DONOVAN. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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