Mia is a young British news journalist of Indian heritage. Her emotional state after her father's suicide pushes her into a hastily arranged marriage with Vik, a handsome and successful Indian businessman. Vik understands her position more than she realizes and gallantly takes on his role of loving husband. At the same time, Mia forges a new bond with Karna, an earnest Indian guru who bears a striking resemblance to a subject from one of her father's paintings. Her strong feelings for Karna compromise her new relationship with Vik, especially when Karna urges her to join him at the Maha Kumbha Mela, the largest and most sacred of Hindu pilgrimages.