Omkara, Ishaana, Tejvi, Shivaay and Rudra step out of two autos rickshaw. They look up to see the mandir fully decorated.

They all decked up in traditional Indian clothing. The Deshmukh family's clothes were simple, yet they didn't seem to mind about all the looks they were getting.

Janhvi:

Ishaana:

Omkara:

Shivaay:

Rudra:

Tej:

Though today was an exceptional day for the Deshmukh family, they didn't know why the whole temple decorated. They were perplexed as to why. Today was Janhvi and Tej's wedding anniversary.

Ishaana: "Aai, aaj ko tohaar hai kya?" (Mom, is today a special day?)

Om: "Haan, hai na." (Yes, there is.)

Ishaana: "Kya?" (What?)

Omkara (cheekily): "Teri shaadi." (Your wedding.)

Rudra, Shivaay and Om laugh making Ishaana even more irritated. She looks at Om in shock and then turns to her father to complain about Omkara. Tej was always jealous of her ability to make Om listen to her.

Ishaana: "Baba!" (Dad!)

Tej: "Om..."

Omkara: "Aacha Baba, maafi Ishu." (Okay Dad, sorry Ishu.)

Ishaana: "Theeka ahe mi tula maaf karato." (Okay, I forgive you.)

Janhvi: "Omi, jaa jakar phool lekar aa." (Omi, go get the flowers.)

Om (whines): "Aai, apun hi kyu?" (Mom, why me?)

Janhvi smiles at him and cups his cheeks lovingly. Om never said no to her, and she knew that. She could always you this to her advantage. Ishaana, Shivaay and Rudra ever listened to Tej.

Janhvi: "Kyuki tu mera raja beta hai aur tu meri baat kabhi bhi nhi talta. Jaa na Omkie." (Because you are my sweet baby and you never say no to me. Go Omkie.)

Omkara sighs and then take the money his mother hands him. While walking, he nearly trips on a rock, Ishaana, Shivaay and Rudra snicker at him. Omkara glares at his siblings while he walks off to get the flowers.
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Gauri hops out of the car, making Anika and Bhavya laugh at her antics. The only reason she was excited was that the priest at the temple knew her and always gave her extra ladoos.

Gauri:

Anika:

Bhavya:

Though their dresses were a bit fancy but believed them when they say that these were the most straightforward piece of clothing in their extraordinary closet, everyone was looking at them weirdly as they were a little too decked up.

Gauri: "Chalo! Mujhe ladoo khane hai." (Let's go! I want to eat the ladoos.)

Bhavya: "You and your obsession with ladoos. Okay, let's go now."

The girls park their car and then began to walk towards the stairs only for Anika to make them stop. She remembers that she just forgot something essential.

Anika: "Baby, can you go get the flowers, please."

Gauri: "Ji di, hum abhi lekar aate hai." (Okay, sister, I will get it right now.)

Gauri picks her lehenga up and rushes towards the vendors who provided beautiful flowers for prayers. Anika and Bhavya watch Gauri walk away from them. The two continue to walk towards the temple.
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Gauri walks in a hurry and looks down at her watch. She continues walking without even looking up. She wanted to eat her ladoos and thank God for helping her sail through the exam.

She picks her speed up only in crash into someone. She gasps as she watches the coconut about to fall. She quickly catches it before it can hit the ground and then looks up at the family. In front of her stood Janvhi, Tej, Ishaana, Shivaay and Rudra.

Gauri: "Bhagwaan ne narial tootne se bacha liya. Sorry, uncle. Sorry, aunty." (God saved the coconut from breaking. Sorry, uncle. Sorry, aunty.)

Tej (smiles): "Koi baat nhi beta." (It's okay dear.)

Gauri: "Nhi uncle humari galti thi. Bhagwaan ko narial ka paani chadya jata hai na, kyuki yeh paani bohat sudh hota hai. Agar yeh narial gir jata toh bhagwaan ko chadane layak nhi rehta." (No uncle, it was my fault. The coconut is offered to God because the water of it is considered pure. If this coconut would have broke, then it wouldn't have been appropriate to propose to God.)

Janhvi (grinning): "Beta, naam kya hai tumhara?" (Dear, what is your name?)

Gauri: "Ji, Gauri." (Yes, Gauri.)

Saying so, Gauri bids her goodbye and then leaves. She hurries towards the flower vendor to get the flowers. Tej, Janhvi, Shivaay, Ishaana, and Rudra watch Gauri walk away. Janhvi and Tej watch go her lovingly.

Omkara walks back to his family with the flowers in his hands. He looks at his family and then at the girl they are watching.

Janhvi: "Jiske bhi ghar ki bahu banegi, woh ghar bohat hi bhagyashali hoga." (The house she marries into will be very fortunate.)

Omkara smiles at his mother and then looks back at the girl. He knew seen that backside somewhere else as well. Suddenly something clicks in his mind, and he knew that it was his dulhaniya.

Omkara (Thinking): "Aai, kisiki kya yeh tumhari hi bahu banegi." (Mom, she will be your daughter-in-law only.)

Shivaay snaps his fingers in front of Omkara and pulls him out of his thoughts. Omkara looks at his older brother and pouts at him. He looks at them and then again looks at his dulhaniya.

While Omkara watches Gauri walk away, he notices that her payal (anklet) has fallen off her ankle. He smiles towards the direction of Lord Ganesha. He turns his attention to his brother and frowns at him.

Rudra: "Kya soch raha hai?" (What are you thinking?)

Omkara: "Kahe nhi. Aai, apun ek minute mein aata hoon." (Nothing. Mom, I will be back in a minute.)

Janhvi: "Arrey per..."(But...)

With that, Omkara jogs behind his dulhaniya, leaving his family back. The Deshmukh Family look at each other in confusion and then continue walking towards the temple.
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Omkara jogs up to Gauri's payal. Though the right thing to do was to return the payal to his dulhaniya. He kneels and then holds the anklet in his hand. Omkara strokes the payal woth his thumb.

It had an amazing design with an emerald diamond with a peacock pattern. The colours were beautiful and he imagined how it would contrast against her skin.

Omkara (to himself): "Suhagraat ke din aise hi toofa lakar dege tumhe." (I will gift you something like this on our wedding night.)

He pockets the payal in his breast pocket and then runs off to rejoin his family. His family looks at him with questioning looks but he just shakes his head.
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Gauri joins her sisters and hands Anika the flowers. Her left foot felt heavy compared to her right one. She lifts her lehenga to see that her left payal is missing from her ankle.

Gauri (whines): "Ani di! Meri left payal ghir gayi." (Ani sister! My left anklet fell.)

Anika and Bhavya look at each other. They knew that these anklets were Gauri's favourite one. Rishabh, Anika and Bhavya had gifted these ones to Gauri for her 18th birthday.

Anika: "Koi baat nhi baby, hum tumhe new payal lakar dege." (No problem baby, we will buy a new pair of anklet.)

Bhavya: "Haan waise bhi tera birthday aane wala hai." (Yes anyway, your birthday is just around the corner.)

Gauri (huffs): "Okay fine. Waise ab chalte hai." (Okay fine. Let's go now.)

The three sisters walk towards the temple. Even though Gauri had said that it was okay but she was still sad that her favourite anklet being lost.
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Gauri climbs up the stairs of the temple. Anika and Bhavya lead in front of her. They both ring the temple bell and walk to the priest. Gauri walks under the bell and realised how short she is compared to everyone. She was only 5'3 and her siblings were around 5'5 - 6'0.

She jumps 5 times and stretches her arm out long. But everytime she tried, her hands wouldn't even touch the bell. Gauri places her hands on her hips and glares at the bell. She huffs out an angry breath and then decides to give it her last try.

Gauri jumps and this time her hands ring the bell. She feels arms around her thighs. Gauri looks down and then sees someone holding her up. She realizes that it was the same boy she had seen in her class.

Omkara smiles at Gauri and continues to hold her in his arms. He spins her so her chest is pressed against his chest. Both look into each other's eyes and lock into an intense eyelock.

Janhvi: "Om yeh le..." (Om here take this...)

Janhvi turns around to hand Omkara the aarti ki thaali, only to find him holding up a girl. She looks at him and then at the girl.

It was the same girl she had seen before. She notices the way Omkara is looking at her. She instantly knew that he was in love with her.

Omkara lowers Gauri down but continues to look at her. Gauri's cheeks heat up as she separates herself from him. A strand of hair falls over her face making her blink.

Omkara looks at her and brushes the strand behind her ear. His hands rest on Gauri's cheek and strokes them. Blood rushes to her cheeks and Gauri runs away from Omkara.

Omkara notices the blush on her face while she runs away. He chuckles to himself and watches her join her sisters. Janhvi grins who has noticed this interaction between the two.

Omkara turns to his family, only to see his mother looking at him. Om runs a hand through his hair and then goes back to his family.

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