GUWAHATI: Eid-Al-Adha and its festivities have dawned on the residents of the city but the celebrations and the sales of the different sellers due to the festival, have been dampened due to different reasons, as of June 29.
As per the opinions and reports of different sellers and businessmen, the sales have been down, and not many people have come to buy clothes and other items. However, in some shops, the sales have been good as quoted by the owners.
Rifat Ali, a shopkeeper in Lakhtokia while talking to G Plus said, "We have expensive pathanis and chikankari kurtas but sales have been bad."
There are some shops that are selling Kurta pajamas- at ₹200 to ₹1500 price range but unfortunately, the sales have been very low, with a low turnout of the population out looking for these items.
Rifat further mentioned, "However, we made sales in mostly Kurti sets ranging from ₹1000 to ₹2000 and Naira and sharara- starting range from ₹2,000 to ₹3,000 have been sold".
Arup Kumar another shopkeeper in SS Road Fancy Bazar talking to G Plus said, "Due to heavy rain, sales have been down."
Speaking to a customer Majun Ali Ahmed, who is a resident of Jalukbari said, "It's not a necessity that I have to buy clothes before Eid. As long as my kurta is fine and in a perfect piece, I don't have to buy it. Besides my family doesn't like going out in the rain and there is also the option of buying it online so I don't need to go to the market to buy it. “
However, the sweet shops in Fancy Bazar have made a delightful sale.
Speaking to Pradeep Jain Khater a sweet Shop owner, stated "People have come to buy sweets and they have mostly brought sweets made of milk."
He also mentioned that sweets like Rasgulla, ras malai, and cham-cham are sold in pieces and the price range is between ₹15 to ₹25, and kaju barfi dry sweets range from ₹600 to ₹900 per kg. But after today's rain, the market remains empty.
Another customer called Moinul Hussain a resident of Panbazar has said, "Sweets are necessary for Eid as different people have different needs. I have brought Sewaii, Rasmalai and Rasgulla as my kids love it."
The sale of food items has been stale too as people are celebrating Eid in their homes and maximum of the stalls have been shut for that.
Speaking to Safiul Khan, a food stall owner who sits in Lakhtokia, "We haven't had any customers today as people are celebrating Eid in their homes, but let's see we are hopeful that by evening hours the market will be flooded. Now due to rain also people refrain from stepping outside their houses".