Ayan, Maharajah of Eschnapur, believes that his wife, Princess Savitri, has been unfaithful to him with officer Mac Allan. He decides to bury her alive, so he sends the Yogi Ramigani to England to look for Herbert Rowland, an architect; but when he orders him to build a tomb, Rowland refuses.
Herbert Rowland
Irene Amundsen, Rowland's Fiancée
Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur
Princess Savitri
Yogi Ramigani
Mirrjha, Savitri's Servant
Mac Allan, English Officer
Rowland's Servant
Professor Leyden, an Orientalist
Captain
Penitent
Black Servant
