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**The Tides of Thanjavur**When anthropologist Dr. Elena Rhodes arrives in Thanjavur, India, she’s prepared for discovery—but not the kind she finds waiting. Drawn by a letter from her old mentor, Professor Ravi Narayan, she’s come to study an ancient bronze statue unearthed beneath a centuries-old temple. The statue, an exquisite depiction of a goddess with a lotus, has sparked rumors of a curse and whispers of disappearances. But when she arrives, Elena finds that Narayan himself has vanished, leaving only a cryptic note: “Heed the tides.”Teaming up with Arun, a local guide with a passion for Thanjavur’s mysteries, Elena follows Narayan’s trail through the city’s temples and ancient manuscripts. Each clue leads deeper into the city’s legends and to tales of a secret chamber said to contain forbidden artifacts from the Chola dynasty—a hidden history guarded by a shadowy society known as the *Guardians of Shila*. Arun warns her that even Narayan may have fallen prey to this knowledge, but Elena presses forward