If there is one thing the Indian calendar is never short of, it is occasions to celebrate. The Indian lifestyle is punctuated by a festival almost every month. The air fills with the scent of incense and marigolds during Diwali, the Festival of Lights, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness. The streets turn into rivers of color during Holi, a chaotic, joyous celebration that dissolves social barriers in a splash of powdered pigments.
The Western clock (the ghadi ) dictates the train schedule and the office meeting. But the Indian concept of samay (auspicious time) dictates when you start a new business, get married, or even cut your hair. You will find the CEO of a Silicon Valley startup checking his Rolex for a conference call, then calling his priest to check the muhurat (auspicious window) for signing the deal. sweet desi teen moaning extra quality updated