India, Nov. 8 -- Tulsi marriage marks the beginning of the Hindu wedding season and is celebrated on the last day of every Diwali. I am a resident of Vrindavan Society, Lalbaug where Tulsi marriage is celebrated in a beautiful manner. Every year, on the first day of Diwali, a little boy in traditional attire visits a housing association member's flat to invite him to his wedding, along with his friends from the society. He invites everyone to say, "I want you to attend my wedding ceremony at the Society compound." The festival has been celebrated by practicing a marriage ritual in the society opposite Jay Hind Talkies in Lalbaugh for almost 3 years.

According to members of the society, they start preparing for this day in advance of the ...