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RAJU, A CORRUPT TOURIST GUIDE, TOGETHER WITH HIS LOVER, THE DANCER ROSIE, LEADS A PROSPEROUS LIFE BEFORE HE IS THROWN INTO PRISON. AFTER HIS RELEASE HE RESTS ON THE STEPS OF AN ABANDONED TEMPLE WHEN A PEASANT PASSING BY MISTAKES HIM FOR A HOLY MAN. SLOWLY, ALMOST RELUCTANTLY, HE BEGINS TO PLAY THE PART, ACTING AS A SPIRITUAL GUIDE TO THE VILLAGE COMMUNITY. RAJU S HOLINESS IS PUT TO THE TEST WHEN A DROUGHT STRIKES THE VILLAGE, AND HE IS ASKED TO FAST FOR TWELVE DAYS TO SUMMON THE RAINS. SET IN NARAYAN S FICTIONAL TOWN, MALGUDI, THE GUIDE IS THE GREATEST OF HIS COMEDIES OF SELF-DECEPTION.
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