however, the brahmin principles also stipulate that a non-brahmin cannot cremate the body of a brahmin. praneshacharya, being the leader, is responsible for finding the solution to this difficult problem. he reads the holy books, but they do not provide any solution. he then goes to a temple to pray to god and spends a whole day there. disappointed at not being able to solve the problem, he trudges back home. on his way, he encounters chandri. he is mesmerised by her beauty and when he wakes up in the middle of the night, he finds himself lying on chandri's lap. chandri rushes home, finds that narayanappa's body has started to rot, gets it cremated in secrecy, and leaves durvasapura. praneshacharya is left in a piquant situation on whether he has to reveal his immoral act to the people of the village or keep quiet about it. feeling guilty, he leaves the village but the guilt never leaves him. finally deciding to own up to his act, he returns to the village and the story ends there. it's left to the imagination of the viewer on whether praneshacharya owns up or not.