Home decorations sell briskly at street bazaars

MUMBAI: Gold and high-end consumer items are finding few takers before Diwali, but street bazaars are like oases in the desert. People are thronging to buy home decorations worth a few hundred rupees to keep up a measure of celebration. Decorative diyas, lanterns, fairy lights and rangoli patterns continue to sell briskly.

The prettiest kandeels, or Diwali lanterns, are found along the pavements of L J Road in Matunga-Mahim. By night, this stretch transforms into fairyland as vendors light up an array of globes, hexagons, octagons and lotus shapes to draw customers. This year, the piece de resistance is the "Gujarat model" kandeel crafted from cloth and elegantly finished with lace and sticks of cane. Each costs Rs 600-650.

All the vendors claim they produce handmade wares at the nearby Kandeel Galli. They draw a niche segment of buyers, given that their paper lanterns cost Rs 400-500 and last but one season. "People who want eco-friendly, handmade products still come to us. They like the traditional lanterns we prepare using classic kandeel paper, even though it fades in sunlight and is no good the following year," said Milind Pawar of Kadri Wadi, who has spent 30 years in the business. The faces of Shiv Sena and MNS leaders shine out this year as well.

Crawford Market is the nerve centre for Diwali shopping. On Tuesday evening, Thane resident Shridhar Narvekar seemed happy with the variety and pricing. "I have bought Chinese lights embedded in long strips that can be stuck to any surface. The bulbs are clad in rubber, minimizing the chance of electric shock. Other Chinese lights actually emit the sounds of firecrackers while they give the visual effect of an 'anar' fountain," he said.

His wife was drawn to patches of readymade rangoli that were encrusted with coloured stones and must merely be arranged on the floor. "Preparing designs in powder rangoli is a painstaking process. One feels bad if it becomes smudged. This is a wiser option," she said.

Narvekar bought a long adaptor cord that had multiple plug points for fairy lights. "You can string this upon the window grille and plug the lights in. You do
not need the services of an electrician anymore, and it costs merely Rs 100," he said.

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