A wedding, an accident and some technology

I reached home at 8AM, had to go for my cousin sis' wedding. The problem with Hindu wedding is that most of the things are decided on muhurthams and other rituals.

For eg: The groom came with his people to the Mandap before 9AM, as it was rahu kalam from 9AM to 11AM. The wedding was at 12 noon. Imagine the poor guy sitting in his shaadi clothes for so many hours. Well to keep them amused there was this music troupe belting out the latest Malayalam and Tamil songs, very loudly. Well before he and she both got into the pandal to tie the knot that ties them together for the rest of their lives, there is this strange custom. They come in to the crowd, look for the senior citizens and fall at their feet. This is supposed to be a blessing ceremony. Well the worst thing is if they forget to fall at the feet of someone, as in they missed out on someone, thats it, that person will not only crib then, but will do so for the rest of his/her life.

And the wedding got over as soon as the bride left with the groom and party... no actually after the food was served and everyone had their stomach's fill. We got moving as we had to visit the grrom's place at 4PM. So we were driving down the main junction in this town and I was sitting in the front with my bro. Something happened that I cant forget for a long time to come.

There were 2 teenage girls (later came to know that they were sisters), holding each others hand and waiting for an opportunity to cross the road. We saw them and honked the car just to warn them. The younger one saw this and withdrew, but she didnt pull her sister back. We braked and skidded for some 3-4 metres, but the girl was already in the middle of the road. We hit her, she fell on top of the bonnet, it was as if I could feel her body weight on the car, bounced off it and fell on the road. I took off my seat bealt and got off, by which time this girl had also stood up and walked to the side, which was now crowded with people, wanting to know if anything happened to the girl.

When I reached the girl, her mom and sis were already asking her, if she was alright. She said she was fine and then we saw a drop of blood falling down her neck, from the back of her head. My aunt who is a doctor was also in the car and she did a prelim check up. I got off with another aunt of mine and they took her to the hospital. It seems she just had a scratch on the scalp and shoulder, nothing serious. We filed a report in the Traffic Police Station with the doctor report and and got back to the wedding.

Enough happenings for a single day I guess. But before I sign off I have to tell you about the technological advancements in Kerala. The KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation) , which is considered as one of the defunct part of the government have adopted technology like no other division of the government. The conductors have this billing machine, which prints the ticket, instead of those budles of printed tickets, that they used to carry once upon a time. Well, I dont think many states have adopted something like this.

Rest later.
~sujith