Chapter : 1

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"......and that's how after the defeat of the demon Keshi , Kanha came to be known as Keshav , the slayer of Keshi"

The voice that was telling the story of Keshi Vadh  to the audience of young children inside the temple of previously mentioned Keshav  belonged to a girl who had completely entranced her young audience  by narrating to them the exploits of kanha  .

The girl had a rare skin tone, the colour being the same as dark thundering clouds , her hair shone blue when the rays of the sun touched it , her lotus shaped eyes were a beautiful blue which changed colour with the colour of the sky  , a straight nose and  bow-shaped lips made her look angelic and perhaps more beautiful than the heavenly nymphs of  Shakra's court. 

Everyone who look her had only one thought,  "she can't possibly be a mortal"

" Kanha ji was very powerful, wasn't he Aru didi?" a boy from the audience asked , the need to know know more about the enchanter clear in his eyes .

Petal pink bow-shaped lips tugged in a smile as Arohi replied to the child,

"He is the most powerful being in the universe, the Lord of the three worlds. Murari  is the avatar of Narayan himself and Narayan is Jagatpita, He cares for everyone and Kanhai  just like him loves everyone and if you surrender yourself to him know that none will be able to harm you again."

" And today is Kanha ji's birthday isn't it didi" asked another child , a little girl this time who looked ready to burst with excitement at hearing that the one whose birthday they were celebrating was the Palanhar himself .

"Yes today is the day Mahavishnu took his asht avatar  to establish Dharma again " Arohi answered with the information of the great battle to establish righteousness swirling in her mind. She wondered how would have Arjun felt knowing that the Parbrahma  himself was his charioteer...

"Are you going to participate in the Matki phod  didi" This simple query of a child flared up the already present excitement among children.

"Oh yes did you should...."

" You are the best......"

"I know you are going to win for sure..."

The temple burst into a cacophony of sounds as the children started speaking together.

"My dearest children please calm down " ordered a exasperated Arohi.

After seeing that they are calm again she answered, "From the age of 6 , every year I made sure to feed Madhusudan from the butter from the highest hanging pot........ believe me this year won't break my streak ."

"Don't get overconfident Arohi because this time I will win " came the voice of Prashanth which as always did not fail in annoying Arohi .

"That's what you said last year and the year before that and the year before that" Arohi countered emphasizing on the word and  causing the laughter to break out among children .

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