Rahul Dave, an NRG residing in the US, is reaching Ahmedabad on December 15 for his marriage which is scheduled on December 24. “Christmas is the only time when we get a long vacation, so I decided to get married during this time,” he said. But what about the fact that the D-day falls in the Kamurta period, the inauspicious period that starts from December 14 and continues for a month? “I don’t think today’s modern generation believes in any of these conventional myths. When god himself has created all the months, how can some of them be ominous?” Rahul asked.
Many NRGs would be in city this month for their marriage, and none seem to care much about the period marked ‘inauspicious’ by the astrologers. Narendra Somani, CMD
of Bhagwati Hotels and Banquets, said, “We witness a good number ofbookings during this period of Kamurta and most of them are by NRG weddings. We have about 45 bookings during these 30 days.”
Agreeing to Somani, Hemant Patel of Rangoli Party Plot said, “Many NRGs have booked the plot for weddings even during the Kamurta period. It seems as though the NRGs are not moved by what the astrologers say.”
Whether or not the time scheduled is auspicious, it all depends on the compatibility of the couple, the NRGs believe. Sheetal Shah got married in the Kamurta period in 2008 and even today she is happily married. “We chose the Kamurta period for our marriage for various reasons, the foremost being that during the Kamurta there is an easy availability of venue and caterer of your choice. In fact, the decorators and florists also charge less,” she said.
Dharamsingh Mehta, a city-based astrologer said, “We advise people not to get married in the Kamurta period and make them aware about the rising numbers of divorce cases, but the NRIs do not seem to care any more about the astrological facets. We therefore laugh it off by telling ourselves that the Kamurta period applies only to Gujaratis staying in Gujarat, and not to those who stay abroad.”Vjay Zaveri, a city-based decorator said,
“We have bookings for more than 1,000 weddings throughout the Kamurta period. It is therefore quite easy to estimate that more than 1,500 NRG couples are getting married this year.”
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