On this day the good Samaritans set up 'piyaos' (places where drinking water is distributed free to all and sundry). Huge earthen or metal pots are especially placed on tables with iced water or even sherbet in crowded markets or any strategic place much used by pedestrians. People can just send in bottles of sherbet, or ice, to be mixed with the water. The contribution can be as little as one or two bottles but since a large number of people join in, there is plenty of sherbet available to the passersby. Of course plastic glasses are the most useful and these are also contributed by more than one person. The distribution is done with great enthusiasm, people on foot and people in vehicles are stopped and offered these cold and welcome drinks with a great deal of respect. This philanthropic endeavour represents a very good form of celebration and could be adopted if it is not being done already. It makes the heart feel really good and is definitely beneficial to the receiver. The mind must be trained to think of the less fortunate, and it is good to teach it to the young from the very beginning.