Lucknow, Amrit Vichar: Navratri starts on Sunday 30 March. With this, the markets have started increasing in the markets. Cleanliness, dyeing painting and decoration of statues in temples are towards completion. Outside the temple premises, shops of worship materials, flowers and coconut etc. have been installed. Not only this, there is a crowd of customers in all types of markets including cloth, saree, chicken, readymade, bullion about Navratri. The preparations for the Navratri festival starting in all the markets have been completed in all the markets like Aminabad, Ganeshganj, Shri Ram Road, Chowk, Indiranagar, Bhootnath, Alambagh, Krishnanagar, Aliganj, Purania, Gomtinagar, Journalapuram etc.
Queue of devotees at the shops of worship material outside the temples
Fruits, coconut, chunri and worship material shops have been set up outside all the major markets and temples of the city regarding Navratri festival. Regarding Navratri, devotees have also shopped books, calendar and idols for text including mother’s clothes, postures. There was a crowd at the shops of worship material. People were seen liking the idols of mother at the shops of worship. Devotees have made preparations for the installation of idols and urns made of stone from soil.
Buyers in the showroom too
Buyers were seen in large showrooms of areas like Aminabad, Hazratganj, Alambagh, Bhootnath Market, Gomtinagar etc. At the beginning of Navratri, the markets have started to look bright. There is also a festival of Eid. In such a situation, there is a huge crowd at clothing shops.
Flower prices bounced, jata coconut also booms
Marigold flower prices used in worship have started bounce. The marigold flower sold for Rs 40 kg has gone up by above 60 rupees a kg. Wholesaler Mo. Zeeshan Khan says that the flower will be expensive for a few days now. At the same time, the rose flower with 50 to 60 rupees kg has now reached 80 to 100 rupees. Lotus flower is 20 to 25 rupees per piece. At the same time, a coconut with a jata sold for 30 rupees is being sold at Rs 50 per piece.
Dry fruit boom
Dry fruit first (Rs. Per kg) Today (Rs. Per kg) cashewish, 750 to 800 900 to 1,000 cashew nuts, 650 to 700 880 to 900 almonds 700 to 750 to 750 850 to 950 kissamis 350 to 350 450 to 500 touching 200 to 250 350 to 350 to 350 350 to 375 chironungee 1,800 to 1,800 to 2,000 2,000 to 2,2,2,500 to 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,20000 3,000 to 4,000 balls 200 to 225 225 to 250 Makhana 1,200 to 1,250 1,500 to 1,600
Fruit prices
Fruit first (Rs. Per kg) Today (Rs. Per kg) grapes 100 to 120 125 to 140 oranges 90 to 150 to 150 apple 200 to 220 225 to 250 camphor 500 to 550 650 to 680 Singhara flour Kootu 150 to 160 200 to 220 rupees 60 rupees 80 rupees 80 rupees dozen
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