A Passage to India Chapter 36

In which the vibrant rituals and sacred pageantry of a Hindu festival unfold amidst the solemnity of palace life, revealing the quiet coexistence of hope and mortality, tradition and change. Aziz, caught between curiosity and scepticism, navigates encounters both intimate and impersonal, as the rhythms of India’s monsoon and ancient customs weave around him like a living tapestry.