In a time before gods ruled India, the Mother--A Sacred Fig--stood guard over a small village in the Indus Valley. During a catastrophic storm, the Mother is struck down, undermining the Shaman's leadership over Ganweriwala and igniting religious rivalries.

Stakes escalate when Lakshmi, an outsider, is declared the Incarnated Mother and dragged into their conflict. She inadvertently awakens an embittered cosmic entity that threatens to consume the entire valley. Unless she can harness her energy, the humanity she came to experience will become the species she destroys.