Aradhya returns with a new identity of Aruna Devi and vows revenge from Aryan and Shravani. Seeing the ongoing feud between their families, Aryan and Aradhya request their mothers to tell them the truth about their family dispute.Ī leap of 6 months is shown. It is later revealed that Aryan is Aaba Saheb's grandson and the heir of Rao family. Perplexed at Aradhya's sudden departure, Aryan too leaves for his home. She decides to return to her village so she can initiate the necessary changes at her locality. During a debate competition, her identity is revealed and she realizes how educated people also point finger only at the victims of Devdasi custom and try to exploit the helpless women. She returns to her college and resumes her normal life. Shattered at first, Aradhya accepts the truth. She pays a surprise visit to Krishnavati, where she learns about Tulsi and Kumudini's identity. Soon, Aradhya learns about Aryan being her savior and befriends him.
But Aradhya couldn't see his face clearly due to Bhang's effect while Aryan didn't recognize her due to the color and vermillion on her face. Aryan is the same guy who had rescued her. On the first day itself, Aradhya gets into a fight with Aryan. They get Aradhya admitted into a hostel and leave for their village. Kumudini fakes her medical report and emotionally blackmails Tulsi to accompany her to Krishnavati. Aradhya returns home but hides her abduction truth from Tulsi. A mysterious guy comes riding a horse and saves her. Aaba Saheb's goons abduct Aradhya and attempt to publicly disrobe her for insulting their age old tradition. She goes for a college camp near Krishnavati and gets into an argument with Pradhyumna Vidyadhar Rao/Aaba Saheb – the head of the village, when he forces a girl to become a Krishnadasi. Aradhya is shown to have grown up as a strong young woman. Tulsi is reluctant to go back as she doesn't want her daughter Aradhya to learn about their lineage. She vows to settle scores with everyone who had wronged her and returns to her present home in Pune. 21 years later, Kumudini is shown standing at the border of Krishnavati.