Jaipur: In the midst of the direction of the government to close the market at 8pm on Tuesday, kites crowded the market, especially in the walled cities during the day to get many Manjha and the best kites.
The kite of the seller in Handipura, Haldiyon Ka Rasta, Kishanpole Bazaar and other regions stated that even though sales had increased, it was not as good as before pre-covid and it was also only three days left for Sankranti Makar.
Also, the increase in the price of kites has not prevented kites lovers.
Toi on Tuesday visit the walled city market to capture the mood, customer, kite seller, and old ustads (Masters) from kites.
“We started selling kites from December and believing that this time we will have good sales because in the first week of Covid cases not much.
However, because cases began to increase small decreases in customer’s steps.
However, Tuesday it’s good.
As far as customers visited since morning, “said Abdul Saagir, a kite seller from Bareilly who sold kites in Handipura in a walled in the city of Jaipur.
Traffic connects Chandpole to Choti Chaupar, Choti Chaupar to Badi Chaupar and the ajmeri gate to Kismanpole is chaotic because a large number of people come to buy kites.
“Just a few more days in previous years,” Jaidev Jain, who works at the courier company.
Traders state that the kites are almost 40% expensive compared to 2020 because of the weather conditions suddenly in December and the first week of January.
“We used to get 80,000 kites per day from the makers of Bareilly and the mix of Uttar Pradesh but during the past we only got 35,000 to 45,000 kites per day.
The price has gone up but it hasn’t prevented kites lovers,” Farhan Qureshi said 60 years old, wholesale kite dealer.
The kite makers expect bumper sales in the coming days to January 13 night.
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