<p>The ‘ashada’ month will not see any celebrations take place in the City .It’s that time of the year again when there will be no big celebrations in the City. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Since it is ashada, Bangaloreans will have a gloomy and inactive month with no festivals, weddings, housewarmings etc. <br /><br />Couples also refrain from tying the knot and businessmen refuse to even start or invest in anything new during this time. <br /><br />While there are some, who strongly believe that doing anything new this month will bring them harm, there are others who choose to ignore this calling it a superstition. <br />Samyuktha, a professional, is one of those who has grown up observing the month of ashada. <br /><br />“When I was a kid, I never really understood the whole concept of ashada but I knew this was one month when there would be no big event in the family. We don’t follow it strictly, but I believe in it and don’t want to take any risks,” she adds. <br /><br />The belief in ashada is so strong that many in the Kannada film industry choose to wait for the dark clouds of inauspiciousness to disappear before they start a new film. <br /><br />K V Chandrashekhar, president of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, observes that many register their films way before ashada and start working on the project much later. <br /><br />“While production and shooting don’t stop, nobody registers movies or conducts any mahurats during this one month,” he adds. <br /><br />This is a lean period for many. Marriage and party halls, which are normally booked months in advance, face a sudden lull at this time. To make up for it, these places are rented out for exhibitions or sales. <br /><br />“It is believed that if people get married during Ashada, their marriage won’t last. So very rarely do we get any bookings for weddings. Earlier, most of the halls in the <br />City would be shut. But of late, many halls have started the trend of renting out <br />the space for exhibitions,” says Manjunath, who owns a wedding hall near Ashoka <br />Pillar.<br /><br />A professional, Suparna, feels that the entire thing is a superstition. While she doesn’t believe in it, she does admit that she follows it. <br /><br />“Ashada usually falls during the monsoon period, hence people avoided going out anywhere. That’s why no weddings or big functions were conducted. But now, it has become more of a superstition. Nowadays, many simply follow it so that they don’t hurt anybody’s sentiment,” she adds.</p>
<p>The ‘ashada’ month will not see any celebrations take place in the City .It’s that time of the year again when there will be no big celebrations in the City. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Since it is ashada, Bangaloreans will have a gloomy and inactive month with no festivals, weddings, housewarmings etc. <br /><br />Couples also refrain from tying the knot and businessmen refuse to even start or invest in anything new during this time. <br /><br />While there are some, who strongly believe that doing anything new this month will bring them harm, there are others who choose to ignore this calling it a superstition. <br />Samyuktha, a professional, is one of those who has grown up observing the month of ashada. <br /><br />“When I was a kid, I never really understood the whole concept of ashada but I knew this was one month when there would be no big event in the family. We don’t follow it strictly, but I believe in it and don’t want to take any risks,” she adds. <br /><br />The belief in ashada is so strong that many in the Kannada film industry choose to wait for the dark clouds of inauspiciousness to disappear before they start a new film. <br /><br />K V Chandrashekhar, president of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, observes that many register their films way before ashada and start working on the project much later. <br /><br />“While production and shooting don’t stop, nobody registers movies or conducts any mahurats during this one month,” he adds. <br /><br />This is a lean period for many. Marriage and party halls, which are normally booked months in advance, face a sudden lull at this time. To make up for it, these places are rented out for exhibitions or sales. <br /><br />“It is believed that if people get married during Ashada, their marriage won’t last. So very rarely do we get any bookings for weddings. Earlier, most of the halls in the <br />City would be shut. But of late, many halls have started the trend of renting out <br />the space for exhibitions,” says Manjunath, who owns a wedding hall near Ashoka <br />Pillar.<br /><br />A professional, Suparna, feels that the entire thing is a superstition. While she doesn’t believe in it, she does admit that she follows it. <br /><br />“Ashada usually falls during the monsoon period, hence people avoided going out anywhere. That’s why no weddings or big functions were conducted. But now, it has become more of a superstition. Nowadays, many simply follow it so that they don’t hurt anybody’s sentiment,” she adds.</p>