Today is the festival of Karva Chauth when women keep fast throughout the day and pray to God to give their husbands long and healthy lives. Of late, the celebration of the day has acquired cinematic hues and efforts are made by the participants to attain the splurge and grandeur that are on display on the big and the small screens.
Lekha and I had the privilege of being witnesses to the celebration of the festival at two of our friends’ homes and we enjoyed every minute of our stay out there. The keenness and enthusiasm that were on display were simply infectious and I was especially impressed with the lovely and traditional dressing resorted to by the womenfolk with the most elaborate ‘henna’ designs on their hands.
A nice evening spent, after a long time, with a generous dose of associated customs and traditions to feast on!
PS.
As a prelude to this evening’s festivities, most of the womenfolk were on leave and consequently, the offices wore a deserted look. The two ladies in our office, Santosh and Sunita were also absent and will be there tomorrow with sweets for distribution amongst us!
The children of Delhi had a holiday and consequently, the roads were comparatively empty!!
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