Ananya sighed. She hadn't visited Kanchipuram in seven years. The idea of it—the clatter of wooden looms, the dizzying neon pinks and deep temple golds, the smell of wet earth and old coffee—was the antithesis of her feed.

Ananya forced a smile. "It's called 'stone beige,' Paati. Very viral."

"Too skinny," Paati said, pinching Ananya's arm. "And what is this colour?" She pointed to Ananya's oatmeal-coloured kurta. "Mud?"

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