This is the dark moon day, the new moon day,or the amavasya. Some say that the Deities wear black on this day. But our acarya says not to dress them in only black. So for the dark moon day our Deities wear a yellow dress with black trim. Since it also has bumblebees on it the name it has is Madhuvrata,or the honey bee dress.
The storm returned today. So it was back to the "nowhere bike" Pedaling that way must surley be a form of self punishment cyclists inflict on themselves as a result of their love of riding.
This evening the Deities are wearing another outfit first offered on Nrsmha Caturdasi. This one is purple and green. Because of the day it was offered it's called "a lion on the chase"