Bihar Chhath Puja 2025: Rs 500 crore business expected on Chhath, fruit and textile market rises - bihar chhath puja 2025 500 crore business expected

Updated: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:22 (IST) A business of Rs 500 crore is expected in Bihar due to Chhath Puja 2025. There is an atmosphere of enthusiasm among the traders due to the increase in the fruit and textile markets. Due to the preparations for Chhath Puja, the purchase of fruits, clothes and worship material has increased in the market. The festival is likely to boost the state’s economy, benefiting local traders and artisans. Expected business of Rs 500 crore on Chhath (PTI) Jagran Correspondent, Patna. Preparations for Chhath festival are at their peak all over Bihar including the capital Patna. This great festival of sun worship set the markets abuzz. This time a business of around Rs 500 crore is expected from the sale of clothes, worship materials and fruits. Compared to previous years, this time there is more activity and crowd of customers in the markets. Remove Advertisement Just Read News A large crowd of shoppers is seen at shops in areas like Kankarbagh, Boring Road, Kadamkuan, Rajabazar, Haat Market and Khaitan Market. Patna, adorned with the fragrance of fruits and luster of clothes, was at this time completely imbued with the faith of Chhath. President of Patna Fruit and Vegetables Association Shashikant Prasad said that consignments of fruits from many states of the country have reached Patna for Chhath Puja. Apples arrived from Kashmir and Himachal, oranges from Nagpur, pears from Punjab, while bananas arrived from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Hajipur. Apple is available at Rs 80-120 per kg, orange at Rs 40-60 per kg, pear at Rs 100-120 per kg, banana at Rs 450-700 per pound, pomegranate at Rs 110-220 per kg, water coconut at Rs 45-50 per piece, apples at Rs 4-5 per piece, apples at Rs. Rs 15-20 per piece. Said that the fruit business due to puja is estimated to be around Rs 100 to 150 crore. Business of puja items up to Rs 100 crore, CAT Bihar Chairman Kamal Nopani said that the sale of puja items like soup, daura, wood, earthen stove, wheat, jaggery, mawa and coconut has also increased significantly this year. He said that the total business of puja material is likely to be more than Rs 100-150 crore. A large quantity of soup and daura consignment has arrived from Jharkhand, Bengal and Assam due to which the local markets are in good spirits. Purchase of Rs 150-200 crore in the textile market. President of Khaitan Market Shopkeeper Association, Ramlal Khaitan said that tremendous sales are also seen in the textile market on the occasion of Chhath festival. During Chhath, fasting people and family members consider it auspicious to buy new clothes. New clothes are bought for everyone from children to women. He said that this time the turnover of the textile market is expected to be between Rs 150 and 200 crore.