Dream within a dream

I woke up at around 3am, fully awake, not the drowsy awake kind. I couldn't figure out why. I was neither cold nor under any pain or discomfort. Finally managed to drift back into sleep after an hour or so. That's when I saw this lucide dream.
"We were in the botanical/science institute in Jammu, but in my dream it was in Lucknow, on a Sunday. Walking towards the main building there were pretty weird kind of plants and I was telling Jai about the fruits of one of them. Ayush wanted her pics clicked near the statues places at the entrance of the closed building. There was an another person with us but I can't remember who. 
I started walking back when I saw there was some cultural program going on in the baradari like open structure in the lawns. As I approached it to check it out I could see a couple of yound women turning and looking towards me and talking. On coming closer I saw it was Vandana who was giving me a sheepish smile. I was so surprised to see her! The first thing I said was ki tum yahan kya kar rahe ho? She apparently had come for the function. She came down and I gave her a tight hug and a kiss on her forehead. It felt so good to meet her after so long. While we were hugging Ayush also came from behind. She obviously was pretty confused about what was going on. Vandana hugged her too which puzzled her even more. I mouthed Vandana's name to Ayush while they were hugging. 
In the second part of the dream I was talking to Harman while walking in the corridors of the building. In the dream he was inferring that he and Vanadana were married and now divorced. I was a bit puzzled cause I never knew that they even knew each other. He was also talking about his life in America and was not as overweight as he used to be when we met last. While we were talking it struck me that Harman has passed away in real life and I told him so. He said yes that's true with a laugh. So I figured out that maybe I am dreaming and asked him. He said yes you are seeing me in a dream."
And in my dream I am thinking that I am dreaming of Vanadana and Harman. After a long time I saw a dream which left a lasting impact on me.

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