- 99 percent Indian goods in the market instead of China
- Shortage of goods remains due to closure of companies
- Gulal starts from Rs 30 per kg
- Herbal Gulal ranges from Rs 150 per kg
Nagpur. Holi, the festival of colors, is just a few days away, but in the wholesale market of Loha Oli, Itwari, Purana Bhandara Road as well as in many local markets, traditional and herbal colours, gulal and fancy and cartoons attract more than one child. Pitchkari shops have started decorating. Among them, various types of masks, caps, rubber, folding pungi and plastic masks are also very attractive. This time the shadow of Corona is not visible on Holi, but the inflation of crude oil is doing the work of coloring the color and enthusiasm of Holi.
Due to the increase in crude oil, many companies manufacturing plastic items are closed, due to which more goods could not be made. For this reason, this time there is a shortage in the market of various plastic items including Pitchers. Like every commodity, due to shortage, the color of inflation has also increased on the pitchers. Instead of China in the market, 99 percent of the pitchers, masks and other items in the market are from India only. This has given a boost to the Indian market. Every year there is some change in the pitchforks. This time Virat Kohli’s new tank, Spider-Man, PUBG is trending more.
Dhoom of musical pipe and cylinder gulal
According to businessman Virag Sanghvi, this time in the market there is a buzz of guns, balloons with pipes and gulal cylinders as well as musical pipes in the market. Due to Corona for the last 2 years, where the festival of Holi was stuck. At the same time, there is a lot of enthusiasm among the people this time. Children today demand more for toys and cartoon pichkaris than traditional pichkaris. Pitchkaris are running from 20 to 800 rupees in the market.
In these, atomizers like Virat Kohli Tank, Motu-Patlu, Angry Birds, Water Gun, Shooter Pump, Air and Machine Gun are attracting children. Along with this, new-style wigs have also come along with new rubber and plastic horror masks. At the same time, winged caps have been replaced by cock caps which are coming in black, white, golden and multi colors. Different types of curling hair wigs are made on sight. Masks have at least 70 to 80 varieties in masks and 60 to 70 varieties in caps.
Demand for herbal gulal and color
Trader Shashank Jain says that people have become very conscious about their health, so they are demanding herbal colors in the market. Nowadays, there is a high demand for herbal and traditional colors in small villages mostly in cities. Just as in the past, colors were made from trees and leaves in the houses, similarly natural herbal colors are being made now, this does not cause any side effect on the body. Herbal does not cause irritation even if it goes into the eye, and due to the presence of chemicals in traditional (basic) colors, it causes irritation along with leaving a rash on the body. Due to all these reasons, today people like herbal color and gulal very much to play eco friendly Holi. Traditional Gulal Jahan starts from Rs 30 to 50 per kg. At the same time, the range of herbal gulal starts from Rs.150.
Retailers’ purchases started
Rang and Gulal have also become costlier by 5 to 10 percent. Right now people want branded from Gulal to Colors too. In this, everyone likes Ganesh, Murga and Parrot brand very much. The range of colors from 50 gm to 10 gm cans starts from Rs 30 to Rs 100. Right now the purchase of retailers has started in the market. People will start gathering 5 days before Holi. There is a good demand for golden colors and varnishes and good quality packaged colors with dyes.