▁Hor se ▁and ▁Ch hand ak , ▁the ▁ch ari ote er , ▁were ▁both ▁left ▁desert ed . ▁The ▁Hor se ▁disappeared ▁on ▁one ▁full - mo on ▁night ▁of ▁Bo ish akh , ▁the ▁day ▁Lord ▁Bud d ha ▁Bud d ha ▁was ▁born ▁from ▁the ▁se as ide ▁of ▁south - B eng al , ▁his ▁shelter ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Then ▁the ▁per enn ial ▁search ▁of ▁the ▁ch ari ote er ▁for ▁the ▁Hor se ▁began . ▁ ▁The ▁historical ▁legend ▁is ▁symbol ically ▁expl ored ▁in ▁As wach ar it ( ▁Chron icle ▁of ▁the ▁Hor se ▁). ▁In ▁this ▁mag ical ▁work ▁of ▁art - p ast ▁and ▁present ; ▁ancient ▁and ▁modern ▁times ; ▁age - old ▁History ▁and ▁stark ▁reality ▁are ▁contr it ely ▁ju xt ap osed . ▁The ▁ch ari ote er , ▁in ▁his ▁constant ▁and ▁confusing ▁search , ▁travers es ▁a ▁long ▁way ; ▁– ▁from ▁the ▁legend ary ▁ship yard ▁of ▁ancient ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁ro cket ▁launch ing ▁ground ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁As wa , ▁the ▁Hor se , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁is ▁being ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁k iller ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁amb ush . ▁In ▁self - ▁defence , ▁the ▁Hor se ▁also ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁country ; ▁villages , ▁the ▁desert s , ▁the ▁entire ▁human - ab ode ▁which ▁is ▁shown ▁as ▁over shadow ed ▁and ▁end anger ed