Phulwa tells her Mother that Sona Kaki has mixed some powdery stuff to the prasad and that she is convinced that Sona Kaki is not a good individual. Sona acts hurt. Imarti (sorry, not Hemvati) decides to taste a bit of the prasad and picks it up. Phulwa stops her and tells that Sona Kaki should taste it instead 'cos she is the one who is refusing to have added something to the prasad. Sona picks up a small portion and reluctantly puts it inside her mouth. She makes strange face, much to Imarti and Phulwa's consternation, but after a while is ok. Imarti is relieved but slaps Phulwa for being mischievous. Imarti colds Phulwa and asks her if this is the culture that they have taught her. Phulwa starts crying; Sona acts that she is pained very much to see Phulwa crying and pulls the child to herself. She then tells Imarti that Phulwa has done a grave mistake by doubting her and that she had actually mixed elaichi powder in the prasad; she also says that children usually make mistakes. Imarti goes away and Sona and Phulwa are left behind together.
Sona then tells Phulwa that her doubts are absolutely correct and that Sona doesn't want Champa to get married and is there to ruin the marriage. But now, nobody would believe Phulwa and that it was all a game that Sona was playing. She tells Phulwa further that she has done what she had to do to stop Champa's marriage and challenges Phulwa to try and save her sister's marriage. Sona then goes away from the room.
Outside in the courtyard, the Panditji asks Mangroo and Imarti to bring Champa to the mandap for the final rituals to be completed. While Imarti and others escort Champa to the mandap, Mangroo goes to the Sr. Thakur and asks for his blessings for his daughter. The Thakur tells him that every outcome is as per man's own deeds. And that the auspicious moment should not pass away. Mangroo asks for Ammaji's blessings and she blesses him and his family wholeheartedly. Sr. Thakur tells his Mother i.e. Ammaji that she has been out of the haveli for quite some time and needed to go back home. He then calls the servants who take Ammaji back to the haveli.
Once Champa is seated, the Panditji asks Imarti to get the holy Ganga water; Imarti goes inside the room to bring the water and finds Phulwa lying on the bed, crying. Imarti tells Phulwa to hurry outside as Champa is getting married and not to worry about anything. She then takes the container of Gangajal outside. Phulwa thinks of Sona's words. Suddenly something strikes her and she runs outside.
In the mandap, as per the Panditji's directive, Imarti sprinkles everything with Gangajal. Phulwa comes out and watches everything intently. The Panditji then asks Champa to light the diya with her own hand.
Phulwa senses something wrong and rushes towards her sister, but by then Champa has lit the diya. There is suddenly the sound of an explosion and the fire spreads all across the mandap. Everyone is startled and moves away from the mandap. Mangroo and Ramsharan bring buckets of water and puts out the fire; Phulwa also helps them. Once the fire is put out, Champa looks at the mess and starts crying. The Panditji is worried at the happening, but an old woman from the village says that this is a direct indication that Champa is a dayaan, a 'witch'. Imarti stops her saying that she is not going to listen to any word against her daughter and asks the woman how she could forget the nursing that Champa had done to her when she was ill herself some time ago.
The Sr. Thakur tells everybody to overlook the event saying that accidents do happen, and urges the Panditji to complete the wedding by making the couple take the saat pheras. Mangroo looks relieved but the groom's Father steps in saying that he is worried about his son's future and who would offer guarantee that nothing like this would happen in the future. Mangroo assures him that everything would be fine; but the groom's Father is adamant and says that though some steps of the marriage rituals have already been completed, yet from then onwards, the two families would have no link at all. Champa starts crying.
The groom and his Father and other relatives walk away from the place; Phulwa runs in behind them and tells that she knows how the mandap caught fire.
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