Take a journey with Karuna as she says bon voyage to her life. She has conquered an unequal and unjust world with her compassion and has taught herself and others to live, to love, to laugh, and to learn to dance to death. Karuna's story speaks of feminine energy that can move mountains.

The novel shows us 3 generations of women, each special in her own way in her own time. The main character, Karuna, builds a commune of compassion where women are honored and respected and where crimes don't exist. The novel ends with the historic entry of a 15 year old girl into the shrine of Sabarimala Ayyappan.