CHANDIGARH : A mad scramble for booking marriage halls on July 7 (Saturday) has been reported in the city beautiful Chandigarh.  The day is described triple lucky as 7/7/7 i.e July 7,2007, feels Chandigarh based astrologer T.N.Sharma(Contact No 09815586344).

In order 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 T. N. Sharma says, ''7/7/07 does not have an astrological importance but being numerically lucky, the number seven belongs to 'Ketu'. The day is Saptami, seven days followed by the full moon. 

In the 'Ketu' influence, the enmity among even brothers will encourage and people believe in to spell magic and will be indulging in leg pulling. 

Moreover, Mercury will be with Sun and Venus will be with Saturn. The 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 on July 7, TN Sharma says.

The extra martial affaires will be bloomed in the India with the effect of 'Ketu'.

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 shani pooja and doing saptapadi (7 steps taken by the couple). This day is being followed all over the world. 

But unlike other cities, where the wedding venues have been fully booked much in advance, Chandigarh appears to be normal even though the booking of banquet halls and wedding point booked.

The wedding dates have been fixed in advance and there is coincidence that 'Patra' date coincide with 7/7/7, says Subash Sethi, a wedding planner of Chandigarh. 

The major wedding halls and booked and we have to arrange the things as in normal days in Chandigarh and in region, said Sethi. 

He said that there is no mad rush to get things booked and it is like any other day. He said 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, said Subash Sethi.