Fulfilling her last wish to die a "Sumangali" (as someone's wife) Bhaskar marries her after telling her that he is a Dalit, which she gratefully accepts.

Aruna insults Bhaskar on the basis of his lower caste and goes back to her aunt (Hemalatha) and uncle (Allu Ramalingaiah).

Surprisingly, her cousin Kamala (Roja Ramani) marries a man (Raja Babu) of different religion.

In the end when Aruna is ill again due to consumption, she finds that she and her children need a safer abode than her own home.

Bhaskar comes to her and Aruna dies in his arms apologizing for sacrificing so many lives with her decisions and thus the title, Balipeetam: The pedestal of sacrifice.