Mahajans garden is their passion

LUDHIANA: Maintaining a garden is not simply a hobby for them. Spending time in their garden has become a vital part of their daily routine. The Mahajan family has developed a mountain and has grown a Christmas tree in their garden. Not only does the family love being at home and celebrating every occasion in the garden but also they have flowers straight from the garden making it to their prayer sessions.
They have formed a mountain in the garden with stones and rocks and have kept flower pots on its steps to give it a different look."I enjoy spending time in my garden as it relaxes me when I am tense. During winters, I like to spend a major part of the day in the garden sitting by the flowers and watching them while I spend mornings and evenings in the garden. They are eye candy for me, giving me a refreshing feeling," said Anita Mahajan, a homemaker in Raghunath Colony, who has been maintaining the garden for the past 14 years. "I am happy we have a unique site in our garden which makes us different from others," she said.
"Our day starts with picking of flowers from the garden and offering them to God in our morning prayers, so we have religious feelings attached to it," said Rajinder Mahajan, a businessman, who deals in cycle parts. He said there were various flowers such as dahlia, petunia, aster, rose, carnation, sweet peas, neopolis and others for prayers.
"In addition to offering flowers to God, we make garlands incorporating the same, again to be offered to the Almighty," he further said.
He said their son Dipin Mahajan, who was doing MBA from a private institute in Delhi, loved to party in the garden whenever he was here. "He invites his friends to the house and they enjoy in the garden for hours," he said, adding he always felt it was the best place for them to party.
Their daughter Gunjan said she sits there during mornings to study and enjoy fresh fragrance of flowers during the evenings.