Jhansi's royal procession leaves for the temple. As per the rules of the temple, no weapons are allowed inside the premises. While the ceremony is underway, Nelson and his men replace the swords with broken ones. The priest declares negative planetary influences in Damodar's stars. On the way back, Ellis feels something is wrong and finds some dead bodies. The royal party braves the attackers as they are weaponless. Laxmi Bai and Vasudha, along with their kids, take shelter with some eunuchs.