There was a subtle rise in the pre-summer temperature in Gujarat - a foretaste of the soaring heat of the months to come and the monotony of endless days of sultry sunshine. Apart from the brief monsoon months, the weather provides the same recipe of blue skies and unimaginable heat - clouds are a rarity in the perpetually indigo sky. But the morning of 16th February was different. There had been a fresh fall of snow in the Himalayas, a sprinkling of unprecedented overnight rain and rarest of rare, a gentle cool breeze had arrived to fan Gujarat. The pleasure of this phenomenon was remarkable - to feel the wind in your face and see leaves moving on the trees, defined the day, from the start, as extra special !
In the unchanging climate of Gujarat, where the year becomes a succession of identical days of sunshine, the people have had to be innovative - each and every home or apartment has at least one large metal hook in the ceiling, usually the lounge, from which hangs an indoor swing - some are shaped like baskets but some swings on the terraces or verandahs, are freestanding handcrafted and elaborately decorated, jhoolas. What better way to idle away a long hot afternoon, than to gently sway back and forth, on this piece of essential home furniture ?
In the unchanging climate of Gujarat, where the year becomes a succession of identical days of sunshine, the people have had to be innovative - each and every home or apartment has at least one large metal hook in the ceiling, usually the lounge, from which hangs an indoor swing - some are shaped like baskets but some swings on the terraces or verandahs, are freestanding handcrafted and elaborately decorated, jhoolas. What better way to idle away a long hot afternoon, than to gently sway back and forth, on this piece of essential home furniture ?
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