The man laughed. "A clay lamp? That's it? My app said to install a copper pyramid and chant a mantra 21,000 times."

Ananya stared at the pixelated grid. "I've had every astrological app on my phone," she whispered. "They all told me to be a leader, to wear diamonds, to move abroad. But I felt... empty."

He double-clicked the icon: a faded yellow lotus with the word Durlabh arched above it. The software wheezed to life.

"Durlabh Kundli, Version 1.4," the title bar read. "A Rare Treasure."