Temple Below Pankot Palace (Entry Tunnels)
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The temple below the palace is the source of Willie’s trauma, though it is only referenced in this scene. Its horrors—human sacrifice, the stolen Sankara Stones, the cult’s rituals—are described in frantic detail as Willie pleads for help. The temple’s presence looms over the scene, its evil a silent force that the palace refuses to acknowledge. Willie’s insistence that Chattar Lal and Blumburtt follow her there is met with dismissal, ensuring the temple’s secrets remain hidden. Its existence is a narrative ticking clock, the cult’s power growing unchecked.
(Implied) Dark, claustrophobic, and filled with the stench of blood and incense; the air is thick with the screams of sacrifices and the chanting of the cult.
(Implied) The hidden epicenter of the Thuggee cult’s power, where the Sankara Stones are hoarded and rituals are performed.
(Implied) Represents the palace’s hidden corruption, the source of the evil that Willie desperately tries to expose.
(Implied) Restricted to cult members and their captives; the secret door is the only known entrance.
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