There is great enthusiasm among the jewelery traders across the country regarding the sale of Dhanteras for two days, for which the jewelery traders have made elaborate preparations.
Dhanteras festival
Dhanteras : On the occasion of Diwali and Dhanteras festival, the excitement of buyers is being seen in the markets across the country. After two years due to the Corona epidemic, the urge to buy festival related items and other necessities has left business despondency far behind. His lost smile has returned once again on the faces of traders across the country. Let us tell you that the festival of Dhanteras is a big day of sale of goods for the traders all over the country including Delhi, for which big preparations have been made by the traders across the country. Dhanteras is being celebrated even today in some parts of the country.
Confederation of All India Traders (CAT) National General Secretary Praveen Khandelwal said that this time Dhanteras is two days, under which Dhanteras is being celebrated in some parts of the country today. In two days today and tomorrow, on Dhanteras, there will be a business of about 15 thousand crore rupees and tomorrow about 25 thousand crore rupees across the country, in this way, in two days, a total retail business of 40 thousand crore rupees is estimated.
CAT National President BC Bhartia and National General Secretary Praveen Khandelwal said that on the day of Dhanteras, Siddhi Vinayak Shri Ganesh ji, Goddess of wealth Shri Mahalakshmi ji and Shri Kuber ji are worshipped. Buying a new item on this day is considered auspicious. On this day especially gold, silver jewelery and other items, all kinds of utensils, kitchenware, vehicles, clothes and readymade garments, electronics, electrical goods and equipment, tools for doing business like computers and computer-related equipment, Mobiles, books of accounts, furniture, other accounting items etc. are specially purchased.
Artificial jewelery in great demand
Pankaj Arora, National President of All India Jewelers and Goldsmith Federation said that there is great enthusiasm among the jewelery traders across the country regarding the sale of Dhanteras for two days, for which the jewelery traders have made elaborate preparations. An abundant stock of other items including gold-silver, diamond, etc. jewelry and jewelery has been kept in abundance. Along with this, a huge demand for artificial jewelery is also visible in the markets this year. At the same time, it is also possible to buy gold and silver coins, notes and idols in large quantities on Dhanteras. Tomorrow although Sunday is a holiday, still gold and silver shops will remain open across the country.
Potential to increase sales of goods
CAT’s Delhi State President Vipin Ahuja and State General Secretary Dev Raj Baweja said that on the day of Dhanteras in Delhi, Chandni Chowk, Dariba Kalan, Maliwada, Sadar Bazar, Kamla Nagar, Ashok Vihar, Model Town, Shalimar Bagh, Wazirpur, Pitampura, Rajouri Markets for sale of goods are expected to increase especially in various markets including Garden, South Extension, Greater Kailash, Green Park, Yusuf Sarai, Lajpat Nagar, Preet Vihar, Shahdara and Laxmi Nagar.
Why is Dhanteras celebrated?
Convener of CAT’s Vedic and Astrology Committee and Acharya Durgesh Tare of renowned Veda penetrating Ujjain told that Dhanteras is being celebrated across the country only on 23rd. The appearance of Lord Dhanvantari also happened on the day of Dhanteras. Lord Dhanvantari is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and also the god of medicine. It was Lord Dhanvantari who started Ayurveda in India. Due to being Trayodashi in Udayat Tithi on 23rd October, the entire day is celebrated as Dhanteras.
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