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This novel takes place in Tamilnadu and revolves around the story of a 14-year-old girl named Gayatri who is chosen as a sacrifice to appease the Goddess, Gangaikondachola. This book is based on ancient Indian texts and speaks to ancient Hindu values such as dharma, karma, and reincarnation. This short but engaging read will not only teach you how Gangaikondachola (the river goddess) came to be honored as an avatar of the goddess Parvati but also teach you about one day's journey in her life living on her ashram. It's introduction tells us that "The novel invites readers into its world, encouraging them to imagine themselves within it. It is a work of anthropology, and the narrator discovers and communicates the culture of those who made the sacrifice. One of those cultures was that of the upper class in India, who lived during Gangaikondachola's time. The protagonist is a 14-year-old girl selected as a human sacrifice to appease the goddess Gangaikondachola (the river goddess); as part of her preparation for this sacrifice, she is living on an ashram with other girls her age." The novel begins with Gayatri, our main protagonist and narrator talking about how she was chosen as a sacrifice to please the goddess Gangaikondacholannovelbyleela.com. This goddess is known as the goddess of the river Ganga in India and is a goddess that all Hindus consider to be one of the basic basic gods in their pantheon. Gangaikondacholannovelbyleela tells us that "Gangaikondacholanavel, born to a Brahman family in northern India three centuries ago, was dying of a disease she had long suffered from, and her parents decided to seek another healer whose practices might prove more efficacious. It was customary for an elite family from a priestly class at that time to send their children away from home for one or more years to learn about their culture and practice various disciplines designed to improve them physically and spiritually. Following the advice of a holy man, Gangaikondacholanavel's parents sent her to the ashram of the fire-god Agni in northern India, where she became acquainted with many other young girls and boys like herself. However, for reasons they did not understand, Gangaikondacholanavel was chosen as a human sacrifice to be sent far away to the south of India and to the river goddess Ganga; she was told that she would die in that role. Though she wished to remain at Agni's ashram and complete her education there with her fellow students, she had no choice but to obey." (Excerpt from https://www.goodreads. com/book/show/137413.Gangaikondacholanavel) "This novel is an attempt to reconstruct the life of Gangaikondachola from her own perspective. One of her memories is that she was a Brahmanshri from Ajaygarthi dynasty, who was destined to be a human sacrifice and sent far away south to the Ganga (river) for three years: "Oh mother! Oh father, if I could but tell you how much I'm suffering now…I'd be giving you my head rather than writing these lines." Her mother and sister live at home; beyond them live her sisters-in-law and cousins. cfa1e77820
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