ಚಂದ್ರನಿಲ್ಲದ ಇರುಳುಗಳು

16th century South India. The thirst for an heir in the Karunata kingdom, devoid of a suitable progeny, shatters the peace of a nation caught in turmoil.

Far from the disturbances of Vijayanagar lies a village – Maravali. Its magnificent garden house is Madhuvana. Rajanna, the seventy-year-old owner of this wealth that could ignite heaven itself, has met an untimely death. To preserve the family's honor, the elders of the council have ordered his three widows to perform Sati.

In this dilemma, three main characters emerge at diverging crossroads: the youngest widow, the enchanting 22-year-old Adarshini, who has given birth to Rajanna's only male offspring, refuses this Sati. Azam Khan, who had respected Rajanna as a father since childhood and served as his bodyguard, is distraught after losing him. The third is the influential priest of Maravali, Prabhakaraswami. The twists and turns ignited by a single dice roll cast by him form the framework of this story.

In the conflict of ups and downs, love and lust, there are stakes that require not only overcoming external enemies but also the enemy within. Adarshini becomes your protagonist, undertaking daring adventures to chart her own life's narrative.

Does she grow along a patriarchal path and move towards her goal? One must read to find out.

This is a story of the Vijayanagar Empire... No, it's not.