In our golden
years of childhood, Shrawan was considered to be the pleasantest month of the
year. Our elders used to make a swing, hanging from the branch of an old banyan
tree in the front yard. We took turns on it, swinging higher and higher the
whole day, and in the evenings we would leave it for women to enjoy it while
singing Kajari folk songs: झूला पड़ा कदम की डाली झूलें कृष्ण मुरारी नाय. Today is Nag Panchami or Gudiya Festival. We used to beat dolls
with reeds and took part in a wrestling match in the evening and women would
apply different Mehndi design patterns on their hands and feet. How happy were
those days!
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