The festival of Chhath Puja has started from Friday with Nahay Khay. The market is decorated with soup, basket, arkha, big lemon, coconut, green ginger and turmeric. People have all started shopping from today.
People were seen buying bamboo soups, baskets and fruits in the markets. Due to the crowd gathered in the market, one can see the glow on the faces of the shopkeepers.
Due to this, small and big shops of Chhath Puja items have been decorated everywhere in the city. Along with fruits, crowd of people is also being seen at the shops selling bangles and bindis and other women’s accessories.
Regarding the festival of Chhath, people are seen shopping in the markets of various areas of North 24 Parganas district including the metropolis.
Chhath devotee buying soup for Chhath Puja. Abhimanyu Sav, a fruit seller at Titagarh police station mode in North 24 Parganas district, said that in the first year, this year, among the fruits, apple is priced at Rs 200 to 250 per kg, bidana – Rs 150 to 200, orange: Rs 10 to 15 per piece. And coconut is available for Rs 50 to 80.
Police personnel buying soup for Chhath. It is noteworthy that during Chhath fast, bamboo soup is considered to have great importance.
There is a crowd of people in the markets to buy soup. The great festival of faith has started from today.
Another fruit seller named Mohammad Firdaus said that every year the shops on both sides of the road were full. But due to huge loss last year, very few shops have been set up for puja this time.
People’s shopping is going on in the markets and everyone is seen busy in buying puja items of their choice.
He told that this year banana is available at 200 to 500 rupees per piece, sugarcane at 30 to 60 rupees per piece, soup – 50 to 100 pieces and bamboo basket at 150 to 200 rupees.