Recap: Prithvi decides to stay in seetapur since road to Delhi is blocked. On the way he finds Sanyo hanging on the cliff and saves her.
Link for Part 1: https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/prithviraj-chauhan/677518/pri-sanyo-reunion-script-part-1
Link for part 2: https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/prithviraj-chauhan/677741/pri-sanyo-reunion-script-part-2
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"Sanyogita......" voice echoed in the valley. "Sanyogita........"
"Lakshman......"
Prithvi was still lying on Sanyogita.
Payal and Prithvi's friends were calling them.
Hearing their voices, Prithvi came out of trans....... got up and made her sit.
Sanyogita mummered moving her eyes through his face "Prithvi....... Prithvi......."
"Sanyogita....." Prithvi said softly.
They were staring each other, eyes filled with tears. Prithvi somehow managed his tears from flowing but sanyogita could not. This was due to happiness, pain, shock, fear.... she couldn't make out. For so many years, though she tried her best to forget him, somewhere in her heart she always had this desire to see him. And now all of a sudden he is there in front of her. What should she do now? She had determined never to see him again but now some happiness and relief was filling her heart.
Through the watery screen formed on her eyes she saw him raising his hands towards her. She closed her eyes silently and slightly moved back again mummring "Prithvi......, Prithvi" She could only hear her heart beating fast. Prithvi moved ahead and wiped the blood on her forehead.
He was still holding her hand. He wished to hug her tight, to caress her, to run his hands through her hair, to ask her How is she? Where was she all these years? He wished to tell her how difficult it was for him to forget her. But he found no word. Only he could say was "Sanyogita".
He was about to rub her tears when payal came running there and shouting "Sanyogita".
Hearing her name, Sanyogita got back her senses, released her hand from Prithvi's hand and rubbed her cheeks. She realized the forgotten pain in her leg.
Payal (sitting down next to her): "Tum thik ho?"
Sanyogita: "ha..... ha.......hum thik hai" her mouth went dry. Payal patted her. Moved hand through her head. She took some piece of cloth hanging on her waist and tied on her forehead.
Prithvi's heart beat became normal and he got up.
"Pri...... Lak.... Lakshman..... Tum thik ho? Arjun said coming near Prithvi. Even Pundir came there and both were shocked to see Sanyogita. They looked at prithvi, then sanyogita and back at Prithvi.
It was dark everywhere now.
Payal: "Waqt pe aake hume bachane ke liye shukriya" (getting up and looking at Prithvi who was still looking at Sanyogita and wondering whether this is a dream)
Payal looked at Pundir. "Shukriya"
Pundir noded and said "Tum thik ho naa?" She noded back. Then nobody spoke for sometime.
What was going on? No one could answer.
Sanyogita somehow got up. Prithvi, Payal, Pundir all again got back their senses.
"Chalo niklo yaha se" said Arjun as if that place is something strange and started moving.
Everyone followed him. Sanyogita walked taking Payal's support. she walked with pain. Prithvi felt it. He was walking behind her.
When they reached their horses Prithvi felt, as if, back in the world.
Prithvi: "Kaun the woh log? Kyun maar rahe the woh tumhe?
Sanyo: "aaaaaa...." (looking at Payal)
She was busy forming dialogues to tell Prithvi to go away from here. He should not know her whereabouts.
Payal: "ve...... the koi ......daku."
Prithvi and Pundir looked at each other.
Prithvi: "Tum dono,...... gaon se itni dur...... yaha kya kar rahi thi? " Raising his voice.
Payal: "Kuch nahi ghumne aaye the"
Arjun: "Kya?" sounding surprised.
Prithvi(to sanyo raising his voice even more): "Kya tumhe pata nahi..... aise akele ghumna nahi chahiye...... agar tumhe kuch ho jata toh. Sanyogita....har baar apni zindagi....." Sanyogita whose head was down looked up at him and he became silent.
Payal(raising her voice too): "Tum chilla kyun rahe ho? hamari marji hum kuch bhi kare"
Prithvi: "aaaaa..... tumhe iss tarah yaha nahi aana tha." (in low voice and sounding worried) "Par tum yaha kaise? aur....."
Payal: "Pehle yeh batao tum log kaun ho?
She starts inspecting each of them moving her eyes from top to bottom. Three of them felt uncomfortable. Payal have this habit of considering any stranger as her enemy first.
Prithvi: "Hum dakshin se....."
Payal: "Aur yaha kya kar rahe ho?" (cutting him)
Pundir: "Hum Seetapur ke utsav me ja rahe the aur...... "
Payal: "Kaha se aa rahe ho?" (cutting him too)
Pundir (in a cool tone): "Kya hume kuch kehne ka mauka milega?"
Payal: "Maine kab mana kiya hai? kaho"
Pundir: "Hume Seetapur....."
Payal (to prithvi): "Par tum ho kaun?" Arjun giggled looking at Pundir.
Prithvi (looking at sanyo): "Mera naam Lakshman hai." Sanyo will turn her face.
Payal(staring at him): "Lakshman?" examinig him with narrow eyes.
Prithvi: "Kya hua?"
Payal: "Kuch nahi..... aur tumhara naam?? (turning in Pundir and Arjun's direction)"
Pundir: "Yeh Arjun aur mein Pundir"
Prithvi looking at Payal: "Tum hume bata sakti ho, Santoshi maa ke utsav sthaan tak kaise jaana hai?"
Sanyogita shook her head looking at payal, indicating her to say "no" and then She got confused how to communicate with Payal.
Payal (confused too): "nahi...."(looking at sanyo)
Prithvi gives her sarcastic look. When sanyogita did not look at her she made her decision.
Payal: "Ha,.... nahi, matlab bata nahi sakti, par le chal sakti hu. Hum wahi thehre hai. Chalo hamare saath." Holding Sanyogita she starts moving.
These three exchanged looks.
What should I do?, Prithvi thought. Should I take this path. Where it will lead me again? What is all this? He did not move. Sanyogita turns back and takes a qiuck glance of him and again starts moving.
Prithvi (looking at her, in his mind): "Tumhare judai ke saare zakhm hare ho gaye Sanyogita..... aur yeh sab...."
Arjun (reading his mind): "Prithvi..... Kismat ne tumhe phir milaya hai. Koi baat toh hogi."
Prithvi being speechless starts moving behind them, pulling his horse. He found his horse smiling at him."koi baat toh hai!!!!!"
Sanyo used prithvi's horse and Payal used Pundir's and rode on it, on her own. Sanyo allowed Prithvi to pull the horse for her. Night was pleasant and the sky above was full of twinkling stars.
"Tum aage dekh ke ghoda khichoge toh achha hoga." Payal said to Prithvi when she found him glanincg back at Sanyogita for the fifth time. "Aur tum bhi" to Pundir who was walking with Arjun and pulling his horse.
Pundir (with angry expressions): "Mein kaha piche dekh raha hu?"
Payal: "Nahi, phir bhi batake rakhti hu." and she overtook everyone.
Arjun laughed, Prithvi did not say anything and after that he did not turn back.
Both the ladies got down as they reached the utsaav place.
It was a big area like a camp. There were around hundred white coloured tents fixed around Santoshi maa's huge Mandir. Small paths were made between each tent and were lighted with mashals. Devotees in figure of hundreds were attending the function.
Cots were led outside each tent, clothes were hanged for drying. People were chatting everywhere in groups. Children were jumping joyfully and playing everywhere. Some were running in groups and making announcements "Mandir jake Prasad le lo,varna khatam ho jayega." Announcement task was given to some kids who wholeheartedly did their work. Women were busy cooking. Smoke and delicious smell came from chulahs. Arjun turned around at each chulah and kept on staring with hungry expressions till it was out of sight. Looking at him one girl made face and went inside. He became embarassed.
Every day during utsaav renowned pandits from different villages gave pravachaan. Cultural group of each province presented their program, highlighting religious values. Function was arranged in a systematic way by the maha mantri of Seetapur. He appointed volunteers for every work like decorating temple, guarding at night, water arrangement etc. Tomorrow was the second last day and it was devoted to decorate the temple. On the last and main day of the utsaav there's a grand aarti held and dinner to be served to all the devotees by Seetapur administration.
Prithvi found every face smiling and the world seemed to be his own.
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