http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/chitribts/hailchristinaaguileralovegoddessThe young men gathered beneath the Virgin Tree, as they do every Valentine's Day (news - web sites), and they prayed to a poster of pop star Christina Aguilera for salvation.
"Hail, hail," they chanted, dubbing Aguilera and an Indian film star, dead for 36 years, as this year's goddesses of the Virgin Tree.
"We are just praying for a Valentine," admitted Prakash Chandra, 21, a Hindi honors student, who wasn't very hopeful that his prayers would be answered. "For the past three years, we have been praying."
The holiday has turned into a month-long event throughout much of Asia, from Bangladesh to Japan. But in India, many educated young people have taken Valentine's Day to a new level, one that rivals Bollywood movies with its interpretation of romance and love. Many here swoon over Feb. 14 as their own supersized love extravaganza, with cards the size of movie posters, stuffed hearts the size of 5-year-olds and heart balloons as far as the eye can see.
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