The Offering

Of Honoring Vows.

Photo by Jan Canty on Unsplash

Savithri, named after the pious mythological Princess, sat down on the sloped platform that encased the long flight of stairs winding its way upwards through the hills and wiped the sweat with the ends of her saree.

A cool breeze blew across affording a momentary protection from the heat. The leaves gently rustled as though …