Ahalya was a woman of great beauty and devotion, wife of the sage Gautama. Wronged and cursed to become stone, she waited for ages — until the dust of Rama's feet, in the Ramayana, restored her to life.
"At the touch of Rama's feet, the stone softened, and she rose again into the morning light."
Her story is one of patience, redemption and the grace that restores. A daughter named Ahalya carries resilience, faith and the quiet hope that even the longest night ends in dawn.
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