The Cremation Ground
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Pava Samperva - The Renunciation of the Kingdom of Udayana
At the climax of the dance he lets go of the Vajra and it strikes a young boy in the head and kills him. Everybody is aghast and horrified and the people of Udayana demand justice. King Indrabuti has absolutely no option. It's either that his son will be executed or he will be exiled. So the king decides to exile his son. Which of course in a way is what Pava Samper wants. Although he loves his parents as they have become to him he knows that actually this is what he's got to do.
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