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the weekend project -7
They reached the temple- the glow came from the lamp in the cellar. They went downstairs.. Samarth taking two stairs at a time, she following him. She felt every emotion all at once- heat, fear, dread, awe, respect but one she never she had- she felt courageous and leapt forward to help Samarth.
They reached for the key to open the compartment with the lamp, while the priest arranged the things for the vidhi( religious ceremony) as written in the Diary and started chanting the Mantras. The flame of the lamp grew bigger with every passing second and the floors, the walls all were heating fast. If this didn't work, they were all going to be roasted and toasted alive..!!!!
The compartment opened and there were written instructions about a bottle of holy water from the revered river Ganga( the Ganges) in the wall behind the idol of Kali Mata. Without thinking about themselves they earnestly touched the hot wall to search out the hidden compartment. Finally Nia touched at a spot and the stones turned to show a hidden cupboard with bottles of Gangajal ( water from holy river Ganga). Swiftly Samarth took a bottle to the priest who was doing the vidhi( ceremony) and put tikka on the bottle and Samarth opened it and started pouring the water first on the feet of Goddess and then the lamp. It took around 5-6 bottles of water for the heat of the pedestal to cool down and finally the flame of the lamp reduced to normal size and everything felt calm and serene again. Nia was astonished to be having such an experience.
The priest finished the ceremony, then they sang the Aarti for Kali Maa, the Goddess. A feeling of joy spread around the land and the temple bells rang loud and cheerfully. Samarth and Nia had got their hands and feet scorched from the heated wall and floors, and their faces were all black with soot. They came upstairs and Samarth addressed his people from the dias at the Temple court. Then they went to the castle.
She was served by the ladies who now looked at her with immense respect for having had a hand in the whole, almost a catastrophe. She was helped to bathe and given the best of silk sari and jewellery and flowers- she looked at herself in the mirror and wished her mother could have seen her now. The outdoorsy tomboy turned princess..!!
There was a sabha where she met all the dignitaries and important royals and it was followed by a British style dinner as she was suddenly reminded of the times she was in. Soon it was time to return to the modern world sans Samarth.
They returned to the present and she was pleasantly surprised that he was to carry on his internship and only then return to his times. He wanted to use the knowledge to modernize his kingdom back home.
I wouldn't end the story by using the style-- and she woke up to find that it was all a dream.
My Nia had a wonderful week, she got her well deserved promotion too. She celebrated with her Mom and Samarth. Her boss called her on Wednesday and said the magic words-- "Nia, there has been a tip off about strange events at the ancient hidden caves in Goa-- can you go and see what it's all about?"
The End.
© cmcb
They reached for the key to open the compartment with the lamp, while the priest arranged the things for the vidhi( religious ceremony) as written in the Diary and started chanting the Mantras. The flame of the lamp grew bigger with every passing second and the floors, the walls all were heating fast. If this didn't work, they were all going to be roasted and toasted alive..!!!!
The compartment opened and there were written instructions about a bottle of holy water from the revered river Ganga( the Ganges) in the wall behind the idol of Kali Mata. Without thinking about themselves they earnestly touched the hot wall to search out the hidden compartment. Finally Nia touched at a spot and the stones turned to show a hidden cupboard with bottles of Gangajal ( water from holy river Ganga). Swiftly Samarth took a bottle to the priest who was doing the vidhi( ceremony) and put tikka on the bottle and Samarth opened it and started pouring the water first on the feet of Goddess and then the lamp. It took around 5-6 bottles of water for the heat of the pedestal to cool down and finally the flame of the lamp reduced to normal size and everything felt calm and serene again. Nia was astonished to be having such an experience.
The priest finished the ceremony, then they sang the Aarti for Kali Maa, the Goddess. A feeling of joy spread around the land and the temple bells rang loud and cheerfully. Samarth and Nia had got their hands and feet scorched from the heated wall and floors, and their faces were all black with soot. They came upstairs and Samarth addressed his people from the dias at the Temple court. Then they went to the castle.
She was served by the ladies who now looked at her with immense respect for having had a hand in the whole, almost a catastrophe. She was helped to bathe and given the best of silk sari and jewellery and flowers- she looked at herself in the mirror and wished her mother could have seen her now. The outdoorsy tomboy turned princess..!!
There was a sabha where she met all the dignitaries and important royals and it was followed by a British style dinner as she was suddenly reminded of the times she was in. Soon it was time to return to the modern world sans Samarth.
They returned to the present and she was pleasantly surprised that he was to carry on his internship and only then return to his times. He wanted to use the knowledge to modernize his kingdom back home.
I wouldn't end the story by using the style-- and she woke up to find that it was all a dream.
My Nia had a wonderful week, she got her well deserved promotion too. She celebrated with her Mom and Samarth. Her boss called her on Wednesday and said the magic words-- "Nia, there has been a tip off about strange events at the ancient hidden caves in Goa-- can you go and see what it's all about?"
The End.
© cmcb
