Romance was in the air on Tuesday as a perfect cloud cover made the winter chill take a backseat in the capital where couples celebrated the only day of the year dedicated to love.
Cupid struck couples roamed the streets, exchanged gifts, roses and thronged cinema halls and other popular hangouts.
Red, the colour of love, was the theme at many resaurants and joints which had made special arrangements for youngsters, who were seen making a beeline in front of these outlets.
Gift shops offered special Valentine's Day accessories and eateries. The price of roses, specially the red ones shot up as florists raked in the moolah due to the high demand.
"A red rose usually costs Rs 10-15 but today it was priced at Rs. 40 or even more," said Abhay Kumar, a student.
Some professionals, however, had a tough time with the Valentine's Day falling on a working day.
The celebrations were postponed to the evening for such people. "I have a busy schedule today (Tuesday). I have meetings. So no meeting with my boyfriend during the day. We will meet for dinner," said Meenakshi Kapoor, a software professional.
To ensure no untoward incidents take place, police had made elaborate arrangements to thwart any attempt of moral policing in the city by right-wing outfits.
"We are not for moral policing. We will not allow anyone to take law in their hands. We have deployed adequate number of police to ensure that there is no violence and harassment of couples," a senior police official said.
Outfits like the Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Shiv Sena had said they do not want the youth to indulge in 'immoral acts' but have no intentions of playing the spoilsport for thousands of couples who celebrate Valentine's Day in the national capital.
However, they have demanded that police take 'legal action' if anyone acts indecent in the public and asked youth to not to indulge in 'immoral acts' on Tuesday.
The activists said they were not against celebrating Valentine's day but were only opposed to 'immoral and indecent' acts.
They also said they have stopped their opposition to such celebrations since last year.
