Roy Chaudhary family is in Shiv ji temple.

Mahakal puja happenes there once in 5 years. And ofcourse, this is first Mahakal puja for RCs as head of the Tulsipur.

Pandits are arranging the yag khund.
100 and 100s of people gathered there.

Trilochan sat on the chair that was laid there specially for Roy Chaudharys.

Anirudh, Somnath and Batuk sat beside him while Kanika and Shivani sat down.

People gathered there.

Pandit: Zamindar ji, light up the yag khund with your hands.

He gave the fire stick to Trilochan. He gets it.

Trilochan: Anirudh, Somnath, Batuk, come. Come and touch this fire stick.

They touched it. Trilochan shows the flaming stick to all the people there above his head.

Trilochan: Har Har Mahadev!!

He said and lighted up the yag khund.

People started chanting "Har Har Mahadev", "Jai mahakal".

RCs took their seat. Pandit started his puja.

~In Madras~

Kalindi drags Bondita from the rain and dries her hair from towel.

Kalindi: How many times I told you not to dance in first rain?

Bondita: Shall I dance in second rain then, aachima?

Kalindi: Ssh! See, you are wet now. Dry your hair. Come with me. Traders are waiting for you.

Bondita: Ask Amma to choose anything. I will wear it. Now please leave me to dance in rain.

She again poked her head out but Kalindi stopped.

Bondita: Uh Oh, Achima! What you want?

Kalindi: Do you want to die from cold before fulfilling your duties and responsibilities? Have you forgot everything?

Bondita's smile reduced.

Kalindi: If you dance like this in first rain then you will die soon of sick.

Bondita's eyes turned red in angry.

Kalindi: Often you need me to remind your responsibilities?

Bondita showed her hand towards her as a sign of asking her to stop.

Bondita: Bondita Das never forgets her duties and responsibilities. I will never spare Roy Chaudharys at any cost.

She holds her star pendant and stares angrily.

Kalindi took her downstairs.

~In Tulsipur~

Puja is over. Everyone worships god whole heartedly except Anirudh.

He is just looking at everyone presented there.

Pandit: Zamindar ji, let's distribute the prashad now. Ask your first Bahu to distribute it.

Their smiles reduced. Anirudh turned aside.

Trilochan: Pandit ji, our... our... first Bahu is dead.

Anirudh's eyes becomes moist.

Pandit: Om Shanti! Then ask your another Bahu to distribute.

Trilochan nodded and called Kanika.

Trilochan: She is Kanika Roy Chaudhary wife of Somnath.

Kanika took blessings from pandit ji.

Pandit: Shaubaghyavati!

Trilochan: Kanika, distribute prashad to everyone.

He always calls her by name only not as Bahu.

Kanika nodded and started distributing prashad.

She gives to Anirudh, he gets it with no emotions.

He thinks of Bondita distributing prashad to him. Tears rolls down from his eyes.

Shivani: Maa, why Kaka is crying?

She asked in low tone. RCs turned toward him. Anirudh is just looking at prashad.

Somnath touched his shoulder.

Somnath: Dada...

Anirudh jerked and looks at everyone.

Shivani: Kaka, why are you crying? You need some more prashad?

Anirudh wipes his tears and gave a fake smile.

Shivani: I will give my sharing too. Please don't cry.

Anirudh cupped her face in one hand and nods no.

~In Madras~

Traders are showing all kind of dress to Bondita. But still she cannot chose one.

A pink churidar with dark blue border along with flower embroidery is laid before her.

A silk cotton saree of green color with silver border and all over with beautiful chamki is also laid next to churidar.

Half saree of red and gold color is also laid there.

Bondita looks at everything in confusion.

Sumati: Choose it soon, Bondita.

Bondita: Maa, i am confused. These three are catching my eyes. In these how will I choose one?

Bhaumik: Who is asking you to choose one? I will buy you all the dresses here if you want.

Bondita hugged Bhaumik around his neck from back and looks at the dresses.

Bondita: Appa, I came to a decision.

Kalindi: Ah finally!!!

Bondita: I am going to buy those three. Will you?

Bhaumik: For sure, if not for you then for whom am I going to buy it?

He asks the traders to give those three selected dress. Bondita's lips widened.

Kalindi: She is being naughty in this age too just because of her appa. Giving this much love to a daughter is not good. Aana adichi valakanum, ponna pudichi valakanum(thodi laat, thodi baat tabhi samjhi aurat jaat).

Bondita makes funny faces on her and ran to her room.

Sumati: Still how many days will this continue? We must make a good life for her.

Bhaumik: No need, let my daughter be with me till end.

Kalindi: What?! Sumati is right, what will society speak upon her? Already she is abandoned. We must be happy that people till don't know this truth.

Sumati: We should look for a groom soon.

Bhaumik: I said No need. She is abandoned only not divorced. Her husband is still alive somewhere. Let's wait or else leave, let her be with me always. I know to safe guard my daughter. I will not repeat the same mistake that I have did before 7 years.

He rose up angrily and went to his room.

Sumati: Athai, please make him understand. Bondita is going to turn 18 tomorrow. Already it's late. After us, who will take care of her?

Kalindi: Wait, I am here alive only not dead. I will make happen everything. You just relax.

She gave cunning smile.

~In Tulsipur~

Roy Chaudharys are returned from temple.

Anirudh is playing a sad music in piano loudly.

Everyone are looking at him worryingly.

Shivani: Why maa, Kaka is always playing sad musics?

Kanika looks at Bondita's photo with worrying eyes.

Trilochan: It's been 7 years still he is not out from that tragedy. Ofcourse he can't buy till how many years will he remain like this? There is a life ahead, he have to move on. Someone please convince him for marriage.

Batuk: For sure he won't. His relationship with boudi only ended not his love. Even if he accepts i will ruin it. I can't give Bondita boudi's place to anyone.

Somnath: Hn, Kaka. By seeing him I am just wondering, "How can a man love his wife these much!" In this society men marry many girls even though their first wife is alive. But dada... He lost his happiness and goes colourless for his wife.

Anirudh stopped playing, they all stopped talking.

Shivani: Did your sadness vanished by playing this sad music?

Anirudh: It will never vanish but music can hide my pain. If music is not here then I would have died already.

He rose up and went to his room. Trilochan looks at him sadly.

What will happen next?

Just stay tuned to know about it!❤️