Our last weekend in Ludhiana approached very fast. On
Saturday, we had planned a big party. We came up with the idea when we realized
that two team members had their birthday during the CSC time, and other two are
getting married this year.
After three weeks in India, it was the perfect occasion to
wear all Indian clothes that we bought in the past days (and we bought quite a
lot of these). The ladies wore saris or Punjabi suits, and the gents went for a
kurta. At the same time, I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to
do something special. This something, of course, was the traditional Punjabi
headgear – the turban. We were assured that it is not rude to wear one if you
are not Sikh – and now it was only the question of finding someone to tie it
for us. This person was quickly found – this was a gentleman at the tailor. The
three of us – Bernardo from Brazil (who is getting married in April), Rafal
from Canada and myself entered the shop. The rest is history. The skill, with
which the guy was tying the turban, was just amazing. Mine was made of “German
blue”. Suit up has been promoted to the next level – doesn’t it look nice?
12 foreigners dressed up in traditional Indian wear were a
source of attraction for the entire evening. Wherever we went, all eyes were
looking at us (probably asking themselves: “Who are these guys?”).
After the bar, we wanted to do what we have been wanting to
do for a few weeks. Our hotel has been hosting a wedding party almost every
night. But this night, we wanted to be part of it. A simple “can we join you?”
was enough to experience one more traditional Indian event – and it was
awesome! As soon as we impressed the guests with some bhangra moves, the local
and the foreign crowds have mixed and had tons of fun together! What a great
night!
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