Easter is on it's way folks! (just a few weeks away) And ofcourse, Mrityunjay died (not on the cross) but hanged to death by the Roman-get up adorned Rudra Pratap. Symbolically, he was even stoned. Talk about borrowing from books, and what better than the world's most read book.
So, just wait for Mrityunjay to rise on the third day. (if not on the third day, at least on the "n" th day.