Aval (2017) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Jenny was targeted because she was the most vulnerable member of the D'Costa family. Her rebellious behavior, sleepwalking, and mental state made her an easy vessel for the spirits. The mother-daughter spirits wanted the family to leave the house, and possessing Jenny was their way of frightening them away. Her scavenging of a deceased person's belongings and erratic behavior created an opening for spiritual attachment.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Jenny sleepwalks toward dangerous locations and hears mysterious voices urging her family to leave.

• jenny possession
• exorcism
• haunted house
• spiritual attachment

Krish became possessed during the exorcism ritual performed by Pastor Joshua. While attempting to rid Jenny of the Chinese spirits, the malevolent male spirit, Lu Wei, transferred into Krish instead. Joshua later revealed that Krish was possessed during the exorcism itself, and Lu Wei's influence remained hidden within him, controlling his actions while appearing normal to everyone.

Foreshadowing: Krish's calm demeanor contrasted sharply with Jenny's chaos, making his possession less noticeable.

• krish possession
• lu wei spirit
• exorcism gone wrong
• possession transfer

Lu Wei practiced black magic in 1934 to ensure his wife would bear him a male heir. The ritual required sacrificing his own daughter to guarantee a son. When the ritual was interrupted by his wife discovering the atrocity, Lu Wei killed himself by drowning in the well. His wife then killed herself and her unborn child. This created the vengeful spirits that haunted the house for eighty years.

Foreshadowing: The elder villager reveals the ritual was performed on a rare solar eclipse day, adding cosmic significance to the dark act.

• lu wei ritual
• sacrifice
• black magic
• male heir
• 1934 backstory

The Chinese spirits intervened because they shared a common enemy: Lu Wei. While the mother-daughter spirits wanted the family to leave peacefully without harm, Lu Wei was a malevolent force that murdered them and used their home for his dark rituals. When Lu Wei's possession threatened an innocent child (Sarah), the Chinese spirits chose to destroy him, freeing Krish and ending his threat permanently.

Foreshadowing: During the exorcism, the spirits revealed themselves as a mother-daughter pair who merely wanted the family to leave without trouble.

• chinese spirits
• mother daughter spirits
• lu wei defeat
• spiritual intervention

The final shot shows Krish and Lakshmi's newborn son with double irises,暗示ing Lu Wei's curse may have been passed to the child. This ominous detail suggests the possession or spiritual influence was not fully cleansed and could resurface in the next generation. The film ends on this unsettling note, implying the family remains in danger despite appearing safe.

Foreshadowing: The entire film establishes that the curse stems from family bloodline and ritualistic sacrifice for a male heir.

• double irises
• ending twist
• curse inheritance
• baby
• demonic legacy

The solar eclipse was crucial because all the original tragic events occurred on a rare solar eclipse day in 1934. Lu Wei performed his black magic ritual, murdered his daughter, and drowned himself during the eclipse. The elder villager reveals a similar eclipse is predicted for the present day, creating the same cosmic window for supernatural activity. The climax occurs as the eclipse ends, when the Chinese spirits finally overpower Lu Wei.

Foreshadowing: The elder mentions the eclipse connects past and present, and the story's most intense events happen during this astronomical phenomenon.

• solar eclipse
• eclipse day
• 1934 eclipse
• supernatural timing
• cosmic omen

Dr. Prasad, the psychiatrist who treated Jenny and helped investigate the house's history, was killed by Krish while Krish was possessed by Lu Wei. After the possession, Krish murdered Prasad, though this was revealed through Joshua's coma awakening. Prasad's death demonstrated how dangerous Krish had become under Lu Wei's control.

Foreshadowing: Prasad's investigation into the house's history and his meeting with the elderly villager put him directly in the path of the supernatural threat.

• dr prasad death
• killed by krish
• psychiatrist
• possession violence

The exorcism failed because Pastor Joshua unknowingly transferred the malevolent male spirit into Krish during the ritual. The attempted exorcism of Jenny actually redirected Lu Wei's spirit into Krish, while Joshua himself was attacked by the residual spiritual energy. He sustained severe injuries and fell into a coma as a result of the violent spiritual confrontation.

Foreshadowing: The ritual was conducted without knowing there were three spirits, a mother-daughter pair and the more dangerous male entity.

• joshua coma
• exorcism failed
• pastor injured
• spiritual attack

Lakshmi locked Krish because Joshua had awakened from his coma and revealed that Krish was also possessed by Lu Wei's spirit. Joshua's warning made clear that Krish posed a danger to the family, especially to Sarah and Lakshmi's unborn child. Lakshmi acted to protect everyone by confining Krish until they could address the possession.

Foreshadowing: Joshua's revelation about Krish's possession came after Lakshmi noticed increasingly strange behavior from her husband.

• lakshmi locks krish
• joshua revelation
• protect family
• possession warning

Krish saved Jenny from falling into the well during a dinner visit because he noticed her disappear and acted quickly to pull her back from danger. This incident was the first sign of the supernatural influence, as the well was the same location where Lu Wei drowned himself in 1934. The well served as a spiritual focal point, and Jenny's proximity to it was no coincidence, the spirits were beginning to draw her in.

Foreshadowing: The well becomes central to the backstory when the elder reveals Lu Wei drowned there during the eclipse.

• jenny well
• krish saves jenny
• well danger
• 1934 ritual location