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Bangalore, Jul 5: Elsewhere, a mad scramble for booking marriage halls on July 7 (Saturday), is reported, but not in the high-tech Bangalore city. Here, 07/07/07 is just another day.

In a bid to have a string of lucky sevens for their wedding date, many prospective brides and grooms have eagerly grabbed 7/7/07. The date apart, this is the most auspicious wedding day in the Hindu calendar, point out astrologers.

Renowned astrologer S K Jain says, ‘‘7/7/07 has an astrological importance apart from being numerically lucky. The day is Saptami, seven days followed by the full moon. This makes it a very special date, according to astronomical date and numerical telling.’’

More, Mercury will be with Sun and Venus will be with Saturn. Moreover, majority of planets will be within the six signs from Gemini to Sagittarius. And, the luckiest (most auspicious) time is between 11.30 am to 12.30 pm, Jain says.

But he warns that there is a flaw on the day because it happens to be a Saturday. In India, marriages among Hindus do not take place on Saturday.

Still one can go ahead by performing sani pooja and doing saptapadi (7 steps taken by the couple). This day is being followed all over the world. Astrologers says, as it’s auspicious, the couple will have a happy married life.

But unlike other cities, where the wedding venues have been fully booked much in advance, Bangalore appears to be not in a hurry.

Owners of wedding halls and wedding planners say that there is no mad rush to get things booked and it is like any other day. They say that there seems to be no mass awareness on the special nature of the day. But in the US, wedding planners and marriage venues have reported a marked increase in the number of Indian Americans who want to tie their marital knot on the day.

The celestial bodies’ alignment and the numerical advantage will see them through a happy life, they believe.