What if an unfinished staircase could tell the story of a demon who almost completed an impossible task in a single night? On the Nilachal Hill in Assam, a local legend connects a mysterious flight of unfinished steps with Narakasura, the demon king who wanted to marry Goddess Kamakhya. The goddess gave him one condition: complete a staircase leading to her temple before the first rooster crowed. Narakasura accepted the challenge, but an unexpected sound changed everything. The story does not end with the staircase. It also connects to the legend of Narakasura's death and the celebration of Naraka Chaturdashi before Diwali.
