 Gautama turns Ahalya to stone to free her from the trauma.The Tamil writer Yogiyar portrays an innocent Ahalya, who sleeps with the disguised Indra, overcome with guilt and asking for punishment.Sripada Krishnamurty Sastry's Telugu version of "Ramayana" (1947), one of the most censored versions of the tale, reduces Ahalya's contact with Indra to a handshake.