Market decorated on Dhanteras in Farrukhabad, crowd gathered for shopping

Farrukhabad, October 18 (IANS). The market is fully decorated for Dhanteras in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh. Preparations continued in the market until late Friday night. From the electronics market to the hardware stores and the gold market, there was a lot of activity. A huge crowd is expected in the market on Dhanteras on Saturday. From the tool market on Lohai Road in the city to the showroom of two-wheelers and four-wheelers, everything is decked up for Dhanteras. Electronics stores sparkle with colorful decorations. The decoration of shops continued until late at night in the cutlery market on Lohai Road, and customers also kept coming to look at the cutlery. Shops of Ganesh-Lakshmi idols are also decorated in the market. Shopkeepers selling idols, while talking to IANS, said that this time due to floods, the sale of expensive idols is less. They expect good shopping on the festival. They have idols available ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 25,000. People have been coming since Friday evening to buy cutlery. The dealer of tools Ashok Kumar Bajpai while talking to IANS said that the market is completely ready and this time less weight tools have come in the market. He expressed hope for good business. At the same time, there is enthusiasm among customers about purchasing vehicles on Dhanteras. Customers have already booked the bike. Preparations continued till late Friday night at bike showrooms. TVS showroom manager Hariom Sharma, while talking to IANS, said that 125 bikes have already been booked for Dhanteras. He expressed hope that the benefit of reduction in GST has been received and around 250 vehicles will be sold. TVS bikes worth around Rs 2 crore are expected to be sold across the district. While talking to IANS, the manager of Hero Bike Agency said that around 150 bikes will be given to the customers on the festival of Dhanteras on Saturday, he also said that they will get the benefit of reduced GST. –IANS SAK/AS Share this story Tags