India

India receives the battered trio as their raft scrapes into a river clearing. Indy names the country while sprawled in exhaustion, fingers trailing shallow water. Short Round scans the banks warily, Willie groans in disbelief. A gaunt shaman with painted face leans in, palms pressed in ritual salute; Indy returns the gesture, bridging survival to cultural rite. Jungle edges frame the spot, charging the air with village expectations and Sankara Stone mysteries.