Vahan Samanvay -

They entered the Labyrinth at dawn.

And so the Vahan Samanvay was never raced again. Instead, every year, the people of Ayaanagar linked hands—and hearts—and walked the Labyrinth together. vahan samanvay

For the first hour, chaos reigned. Rohan urged Agni into a gallop, leaving Meera and Bheem behind. But as he rounded a corner, a black-sap tendril lashed out and slashed Agni’s flank. Instantly, Rohan gasped—a deep cut opened on his own arm. Agni stumbled. And far behind, Meera felt her left leg go numb, while Bheem’s Gajantak shuddered as if struck by a hammer. They entered the Labyrinth at dawn

Gajantak knelt. Agni climbed onto its stone shell. Nabhachari wrapped its kite-fabric body around Agni’s legs and Rohan’s waist. Then Bheem triggered Gajantak’s emergency steam vents—not to move forward, but to launch upward. For the first hour, chaos reigned