I then wore a silk lungi and sky-blue shirt. We left for the temple at 11 am. I locked the house and started the scooter.  Jyoti sat behind me for the first time as my wife. I rode towards a temple which was 15 km outside the town. It was desolated on weekdays and very few people visited it regularly.

We had never visited this temple and Jyoti was curious where I was going. She sat close to me with both legs to one side as usually women do and held my shoulder. Her waist and navel were very clearly visible to everybody. Her boobs stood out in the tight blouse that she wore.