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Amma's trembling fingers traced the money transfer screen. From Sydney, her son sent another amount, earmarked for the Srivilliputhur temple renovation. She smiled, remembering him as a boy, running through those sacred corridors. The WhatsApp group exploded with gratitude. Families across the diaspora contributed what they could—teachers, engineers, nurses—each payment a thread connecting continents. The temple stood older than their migration stories, yet somehow newer through their love. When her grandson video-called from Melbourne, she showed him the livestream of prayers. His eyes widened at the restored gopuram, glinting gold under South Indian sunlight. "That's us there, beta," she whispered. "Still home."