Jaipur. Janmashtami festival will be celebrated on 26th August and many events will be held in the temples of Jaipur city. Apart from this, the temple management has prepared everything from Thakurji’s costume to jewellery to make the Janmashtami festival grand. On the other hand, the market has been decorated with colourful and different designs of Laddu Gopal’s costume, peacock feather crown, velvet seat and other items at Kishanpol Bazaar, Tripolia Bazaar, Purohit Ji Katla, Nahargarh Road, Mansarovar, Tonk Road located in the Parkota of the capital Jaipur.
At the same time, shopkeepers in the market have ordered Kanha dress from Vrindavan to make small children in homes wear the dress of Kanha. A complete set of kurta, dhoti, crown, armlet, flute and peacock feather is available in the dress. The price of the set made from a mixture of jade and velvet is up to Rs 600. However, this time a slight increase of a few percent can be seen in the prices as compared to last year. Shopkeepers have ordered goods from Delhi, Mumbai, Surat and Ahmedabad on the occasion of Janmashtami.
Dresses from 10 rupees to 1000 rupees are available in the markets. Women are buying different types of dresses to decorate Kanha on Janmashtami. Peacock feather crown is available from 80 to 150 rupees, seat from 50 to 200 rupees, big peacock feather from 30 to 50 rupees, velvet seat from 100 to 250 rupees, steel swing from 100 to 400 rupees, metallic swing from 150 to 500 rupees, mattress set, seat, handkerchief, two mattresses for 600 rupees, flute from 40 to 300 rupees, Laddu Gopal mosquito net is available from 100 to 300 rupees.
Laddu Gopal’s clothes are being prepared as per the measurements
Laddu Gopal’s clothes are being stitched as per the measurements. Hitesh Gera of Malviya Nagar said that many people are ordering colourful and chenille and silk clothes of their choice. So far more than 500 orders have been received. Among these, the demand for clothes of 7 inches to 2 feet is more.
People are liking the crowns from Surat, Mathura and Mumbai a lot
People are liking Thakurji’s flowers, inlay, turban, crowns from Surat, Mathura and Mumbai a lot. There is a high demand for jewellery, bracelets, anklets, jhumkas, pearl garlands, hair, tilak, bindi. Natural perfumes include rose, mogra, sandalwood, garden, Vrindavan, Shyam Darbar, Bela, Murlidhar, poppy seeds. These perfumes are available in the market for forty to one thousand rupees. People demand that natural things should be used more in making perfumes and scents so that purity is guaranteed.
Many types of swings and cradles are also ready to be sold in the market
Many types of swings and cradles for Thakurji have also started being sold in the market. Cradles are being made small and of metal, while swings are being made of wood and cloth. Cradles and swings worth four hundred to five thousand rupees are available in the market. There is a high demand for Meenakari cradles in Jaipur, designer swings from Rajkot Gujarat and peacock swings and wooden swings.
