Basant Panchmi: Festival of romance
It's girls' day out in Assam and boys love it. It is one day of the year when denims are out and the traditional mekhela chadar is in. The only change from yesteryears is that the mekhelas have gone designer.''Surely there will be some kind of holy feeling, but along with that it's fun, you know, to wear sarees, mekhla chadar and ornaments. Once in a year it feels nice,'' said Amrita Sabhapandit, Student.
