Stalls selling Diwali items set up in Sgr

Srinagar: A few roadside stalls selling Diwali items were put up by the vendors in Srinagar where people were seen making purchases for the celebration of the festival.

A few stalls are seen selling Diwali items near Gurudwara at Amirakadal though the number of customers is small, the merchandise include colored candles, incense sticks, camphor and portraits of goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha Pooja.

People could be seen purchasing flower garlands, portraits of the Goddess Laxmi from a roadside stall put up by a vendor near Hanuman Mandir at Hari Singh High Street.

A number of women customers were purchasing packs of Pooja articles, besides coconut and portraits from a shopkeeper at Amirakadal.

A Muslim road side vendor had also put up a stall at Hari Singh High Street selling earthen lamps.

However, no crackers were seen put for sale in any shop in Srinagar.

Chuni Lal, a Kashmiri Pandit who is staying in Srinagar told UNI that what happened in the past weeks in Kashmir valley when a number of people were killed in separate incidents was unfortunate and condemnable. “These incidents inflict pain and sorrow,” he added.

He said, Deepawali, is a festival of lights and joy. “It is a win over the injustice” he said, and added “we lit the lamps and candles to express joy over injustice”.

He said that we have cleaned our home and made necessary purchases including sweets to start preparation for celebrations of the Deepawali and Pooja of Goddess Laximi in the evening tomorrow.

He said that special prayers would be conducted for the peace and tranquility of Kashmir valley. (UNI)

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