Marriage season

A slight deviation from the regular posts about things happening in Delhi. This is marriage season in Delhi, with thousands (and on many auspicious days, tens of thousands) of marriages happening in the city, most of them starting at a time close to 9 PM. What this means is that there is a good chance that almost all of us in Delhi will be attending a number of marriages in this season, a good chance to meet a lot of people and enjoy some good food. And if the marriage is of a particularly close friend or relative, it also means that you will enjoy in his/her happiness and meet a number of relatives whom you do not meet so often.
Of course, it also means that there will be a lot more traffic on the road, so people need to factor that into their planning; also that it will be cold, so need to make sure that whatever finery you are wearing factors in some warmth. In addition, these late hours will disrupt the schedule of those who like to exercise in the morning, and this coupled with some fine and heavy food could also wreak havoc on the diet. In many cases (and sounds a bit extreme), the wedding procession of the groom does not make it to the marriage avenue till around 10-11 PM or even later, which means that there will be a number of guests who will come to the marriage and go back without even witnessing the wedding. :-)


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