Kamasutra Nights

I could stand here with you forever.

Then you should, my love.

It is time.

I must go!

No, you must not do that please.

They will only tear us apart.

I will never let that happen.

I will convince them.

Please trust me.

You cannot change the prejudice of your family.

But, I can try.

I will show them the purity of our love.

They will never understand such a love as ours.

Theirs is a world filled with greed and hatred.

How can you risk what we have?

There is no other way.

I must protect us by facing them.

No! There must be!

No, let me go, let me go.

You're hurting me!

I am sorry.

Please heed my words!

Father!

Father, please.

I have come to...

Do not speak!

Why do you continue to defy me like this?

And reject all that our great family holds so dear?

No, I...

By throwing yourself at that foul animal you denounced our deity...

our culture, and your own future.

We have done no such thing!

My whole life I've only honored you and tried to fill you with pride.

Pride! I am filled with disgust.

My love is a man you've never known.

No more of this!

Either you do exactly as I tell you and honor the tradition as a daughter

or I will hunt that pagan down and send him to the fires of Narakha.

You know not what you say!

Silence!

No!

Maya, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I just keep having these weird, lucid dreams.

They're getting more and more vivid.

Really?

How so?

Well, I woke up in the middle of the night last night

with this dream mirroring the Shiva-Shakti legend.

Again?

Yeah. Only this time...

I was in it.

You see, honey.

I told you were studying way too hard.

The stuff is starting to seep into your subconscious.

I guess.

Maya, come on.

We've made it here.

You should be so happy.

Come here.

I am.

I'm just thinking.

About what, honey?

You know, this is the home of my parents.

And my parents parents.

Yet, they never came back here.

They never revisited their family home.

You'd think at some point they'd want to come back...

but they never did.

Yeah, I wonder why?

I could never find out.

From either of them.

I was lucky to have found the address in my father's old diary.

I just hope somebody still lives there.

All the letters I sent were sent back to me as "Return to Sender".

Sounds to me like someone's trying to keep the skeletons...

in the old family closet hidden, huh?

Well I guess we'll find out.

Coming to India to gather information...

for my thesis is so important.

But finding out more about my family's background...

that's the real reason I came here.

Have you been here before, madam?

No. This is our first time to India.

Manicka Periyaveedu is where you are going?

Yes!

Are you sure...

you want to go there?

Yes, I'm sure.

Why?

Have you been there before?

I once went there long time ago.

But, no one goes there anymore.

Maya, It is so beautiful.

I hope that we get a chance to stay here.

You want to stay here?

Yeah! Why not?

Where are you going?

No, no. I cannot stay here any longer.

What?

Hello, I'm Maya Krishnan, Krishnan's daughter.

Welcome Maya.

I am your Aunt Maya.

I've been waiting ages for you.

I am honored to meet you.

This is my best friend, Alexandria.

Call me Alex. It is lovely to meet you, Aunt Maya.

Alex, you better learn to say Namaste.

That's pretty good.

Yes! It is excellent for one who does not know our culture.

Please wait here.

You are welcome here.

Please come inside.

You must be tired.

No, Aunt Maya. We're not actually tired at all.

I'm actually quite surprised to find you here.

Really? And why would you say that?

Because I sent several letters regarding my arrival to India

but I never had any response.

Strangely, they never arrived.

Well, the postal service is most unreliable here.

Come.

Maya, this is your home.

You belong here, not somewhere faraway.

I insist that you stay here.

Appu will get your things.

Appu?

Yes, he is the caretaker of this Priyaveedu.

You will meet him soon enough.

Will you stay?

- Yes! - Yes.

Wonderful. Please come this way.

Maya, this is your room.

I hope you'll be happy here.

I'm sure I will.

This is a beautiful statue of Ardhanareswara.

Aunt Maya, your painting is amazing.

Thank you. That one is my most favorite.

Maya, this is your bed.

It is made of medicinal wood.

No one exactly knows how old it is...

but it has been in our family for many centuries.

You mean you sleep on bare wood?

No pillows? No mattress?

Oh yes!

Only then you will get the full benefit.

The lovers must have had strong backs.

Alex?

What? it's true.

Excuse me, what do you mean Alexandria?

Sex? On this bed?

I, I just thought it will be a bit uncomfortable, you know.

Maybe a little painful?

Pain and pleasure are two sides of the same coin.

The dividing line is very thin.

Come Alexandria, I will show you your room.

You mean we have separate rooms.

Of course!

This house has many rooms.

Most of them are vacant, you know.

This Periyaveedu once belonged to a Prince.

It was from him that it came to our family.

Really, do you know how?

It was a long time ago.

This house has many stories.

I would very much like to hear them.

Of course, but first get settled here.

I am sure it has been a long journey for you.

And then I will tell you anything that you need to know.

Excellent, I have so many questions.

And in time, you will have many answers.

Alexandria, this is your room.

Is this also a medicinal bed?

No. However...

this room is given only to the honored guests of the family.

This room is spotless.

Thank you.

Please make yourself comfortable and relax.

Thank you, Aunt Maya. You've been so kind.

Don't thank me, Maya.

It is my pleasure to finally meet the child.

Born in the land beyond the oceans.

Well at least yours is soft!

Come, check it out.

Hello? Are you Appu?

Are you here for the hotel's address to collect our bags?

Here, Appu.

It was nice meeting you.

What a character!

I know!

I wonder why he is acting so strange?

Maybe he got up on the wrong side of the bed today?

Well, if his bed is anything like yours...

I'd imagine he would be eternally pissed.

Looks like some kind of refreshments.

That's exactly what we need.

Toddy, you like?

Yeah!

- You like? - I like!

Enjoy!