Summer calls for the season of weddings. A perfect time to enjoy village weddings with Mangoes around, lot of villagers residing in cities come back to the native as kids have long summer vacations. When we talk about wedding, the first thought which strikes to my mind is the traditional ‘Gaon Jevan’. All the villagers whether related to the family or not are invited and hence the name

The aroma of the food, cooked in huge vessels called ‘DEG’ leaves a mesmerizing impact on mostly all of us city dwellers.

The traditional menu generally consists of Goat meat dry masala gravy with green vatana usal, salan, rice and pickle to add on.

The food is cooked overnight by expert chefs, {generally men in Kadwai} and the local folks help in the preparation in the night. Once the Nikah is done, all the villagers are served food in arrangements called ‘Baithak’ under the colorful shamiana called ‘Maandav’. The volunteers serving the food manage the whole scene so well from equal distribution of food to the sitting arrangements, etc.