Epi begins with Madhvi hugging Ganga. Ganga thinks of her Bappa. She was ill once and her Bappa was taking care of her. he was so sad to see her thus. He had hugged her to make her feel better. Your fever would have disappeared if your Maiyya was here and had hugged you like this. Ganga hd hugged him tightly then. He explains that every pain disappears with a motherly love, a motherly touch. Ganga hugs Madhvi tightly and closes her eyes. Madhvi cries and then kisses her on her forehead. Amma ji must have shouted on you and scolded you as well. Ganga says it is ok. I had made a mistake so I bear the scolding, the punishment and I will keep the fast too. Madhvi decides to talk to AMma ji but Ganga doesn’t want Sudha Bua to win. I will keep the fast. Madhvi smiles. That fast is really tough. You wont keep it. I will talk to AMma ji.
Madhvi tells everything to Amma ji but Amma ji already knows that Sagar was involved. But you wont tell anyone. you know how NIranjan will react to it.
Niranjan marches in the kids room and asks both the kids about yester night’s incident. It is sure either of you was with her, but who? I want to hear it from the culprit’s mouth only. Tell me who stole the mathri? Who is Ganga trying to protect by keeping mum? Both kids keep quiet. Niranjan says now I will punish both of you, even the one who is not involved in that incident. Niranjan leaves from there.
Madhvi agrees not to tell anyone. but you know that Ganga is innocent. Please forgive her. please don’t make her keep that fast. Amma ji stays put. How dare she go against me? I had told her not to eat after sunset yet she dint pay heed to my warnings. Madhvi points out that Ganga has not eaten any of the mathri’s. Plus it was Sagar’s mistake, so why should we punish Ganga? Amma ji is irked with her for she always blames Sagar. Sagar is innocent. That girl is too smart for him. She must have led him to it. Can he ever do it otherwise? I have no enmity with Ganga. You are telling me to forgive Ganga but one forgives those who apologize first! That arrogant girl hasn’t apologized to me so how can I forget her? She keeps a condition that she wont make Ganga keep the fast if she apologized to her. Madhvi gets happy.
Sagar asks Ganga if she told the entire truth to Dadi. Why dint you take my name? She dint take his name as it would have caused a problem for him. I don’t cheat anyone. He tells her what he has done. She reasons that she cannot believe him as Amma ji has not yet told her not to keep the fast. Sagar is taken aback. Now she knows that I have done the mistake. Now she wont make you keep that fast. Madhvi joins them. Madhvi tells Ganga that Amma ji is ready to forgive her but she has a condition. You will have to apologize to her. Ganga says I haven’t done anything wrong. Madhvi puts forward the sunset point. Ganga asks her if she too believes that widows should not eat anything after sunset. Ganga and Sagar wait for her answer. If you tell me that this is right then I will apologize to Amma ji. Madhvi replies that it may not be right but what’s the harm in apologizing to Amma ji. You will be spared of punishment atleast. Ganga tells them what her Bappa used to say. Someone who apologizes just for the sake of it; someone who lies; and someone who gives fake promises is a coward! I am not a coward. Madhvi and Ganga still tell her to apologize. Amma ji listens to their convo from a distance. Ganga stays put. I can apologize to her 100 times if I am wrong. I can even touch Amma ji’s feet and do whatever you will tell me to, but I will not apologize just for the sake of it when I am not at fault. Amma ji steps in. Look at this girl’s stubbornness. The fire in her eyes, her anger, is just too much. I have to break all of it or she will destroy this house one day. We will have to be strict with her from now only. Come what may, she will have to keep a fast.
Maharaj ji is keeping a tab on Maid working slowly. Amma ji gives the task of cleaning puja utensils to Ganga. Madhvi offers to do it. Amma ji suggests her to keep a fast first for that or let Ganga learn some work. Ganga assures Madhvi that she will do it. AMma ji is right. How will I learn it if I don’t do it? Amma ji sends Ganga with Maharaj ji so he can guide her how to do everything. Maid leaves for her home.
Maharaj ji gives a set of instructions to Ganga and leaves her with the utensils. Amma ji takes Madhvi aside for menu for tomorrow. Sagar walks up to Ganga. She assures him that she will do it all.
It isn’t that tough. She shows the clean utensils to Amma ji next. Amma ji cannot find any fault with her work. Sagar looks on from outside as Ganga helps Amma ji in setting up the temple in her room. Sagar is worried for Ganga. Ganga follows Amma ji in whatever she does. They sit down to have food early morning next day. Maharaj ji gives Gangajal to Amma ji. Amma ji once again points out to Ganga that it will be a very tough fast. She explains all the rituals of the fast to Ganga. No food or water for the next 24 hours. I am giving one last chance to you. You can avoid keeping fast if you apologize to me. But she will have to fulfil the fast if she takes Gangajal once. What do you want – forgiveness or fast? Ganga simply holds out her hand so she can give her Gangajal. Epi ends on Ganga’s face.
Ganga runs around and offers sherbet to every passerby. Amma ji comes out to look for Maharaj ji. She notices little Ganga running around so much while giving sherbet to everyone. She goes back inside without saying anything to anyone. ganga is tired. She sits at one corner. She hears Maharaj ji’s voice and opens her eyes. She too is thirsty. Sudha comes out and sits down next to her. it is a sin even to look in that direction (where the sherbet is) or the fast might be broken. She heads inside. Amma ji has overheard their convo. Sagar too notices Ganga all tired and thirsty. He offers her water but she declines. She goes inside instead.
Sudha is pouring water over Ganga (bathing her). Ganga recalls how she used to taste rain water. She pulls out her tongue but then closes her mouth as she thinks of Amma ji telling her about the fast.
All the ladies are singing bhajans. Ganga gets up but is feeling dizzy. Madhvi and Amma ji watch her in concern as she somehow manages to reach another corner of the courtyard. Amma ji asks Sudha if they should give some water to Ganga. She is not used to stay without water. Sudha denies. Nothing will happen to her. She was talking big words. Let her do this fast once so she can understand how difficult this fast is and how difficult it is for women like us to live. She will start respecting us then only. Right now she doesn’t care much. Amma ji is still concerned for Ganga but she starts singing the bhajan loudly just to distract herself. Madhvi too cannot see Ganga in this condition. He (Niranjan) too has given me Ganga’s responsibility. What if something happens to her! She is fulfilling all the rules of the fast one by one. She is very stubborn and doesn’t even listen to me. Amma ji will scold her if she breaks some rule but then she will atleast be free from the fast. Sagar looks on sadly while Ganga sits in a corner almost dazed out. I have to break her fast but how!
Sudha walks up to Ganga asking her to sing the bhajan along with them. These are 21 chapattis. Find a cow and feed them to her. Ganga eyes them longingly. Sudha wants Ganga to say it once that she cannot do it. tell me that you cannot do it, that you have lost. Ganga says I wont lose. I will fulfil this fast. I will even feed the cow with my own hands. Sagar makes up his mind to break Ganga’s fast so she can eat / drink something. You wont be able to do it. Ganga goes outside.
Ganga looks at Maharaj ji preparing sherbet for people. Sagar brings a glass for her. Dadi wont even find out. Maharaj ji too asks her to drink it. Children are the favourite of God. They are never punished for such petty things. Ganga refuses to eat / drink anything stealthily. I don’t want anything out of pity. Madhvi and Sagar’s hopes are broken. She goes out looking for cow. Sagar runs after her so he can be with her.
Sagar and Ganga look in every lane but cannot find a cow anywhere. They wonder what they will do if they don’t find any cow. Ganga hears temple bells. She signals Sagar in that direction. Many people are feeding chapattis to cow already. The kids smile seeing this. ganga gives the plate to Sagar and turns to cow. You must be full already but please eat these chapattis too. I have to complete my fast.
Sagar gives them one by one to Ganga and she feeds them to the cow. Sagar gets an idea. He thinks of Madhvi’s words and hides one in his pocket. She is happy in the end that she completed the task successfully. She thanks the cow and the kids head home.
Ganga keeps the empty plate in front of Sudha. I fed all the 21 chapattis to the cow. Sudha is amazed. Amma ji takes the credit for the good changes in Ganga. Sudha too praises her for her hard work. She next tells Ganga to chant a mantra loudly for 108 times. It should be audible to everyone. Madhvi vouches for Ganga. The little girl is thirsty since morning. How will she chant the mantra loudly in this case? Sudha reminds her that she had cleared it in the beginning itself that the fast is really tough. But this girl insisted that she will do it. So, let her do it. she will have to follow every rule and ritual related to the fast or let her accept that she wont be able to do it. Amma ji agrees with her half heartedly. Ganga agrees to do it while Sagar declines. She asks him the reason for it. He points out at the left out chapatti. You had to feed 21 chapattis but one is still left. She reminds him of what he had said. You hid it then? you lied to me? Sagar tells her that nothing can happen now as her fast has broken.
Precap: Ganga tells Sagar how she always helps him in winning, be it kite flying competition or cricket. You want to defeat me? She runs around to again look for a cow. She feels tired and rests in a corner. A man gives her some money.
