Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MS/HB)
Udupi, Aug 12: Shopping for Nagara Panchami festival is in full swing. This is the first festival that is being celebrated after the removal of lockdown restrictions. Flower sellers are busy selling flowers on the main road of the city.
The crowd is not much, probably due to Covid or some other reasons. There is a dearth in the supply of flowers also. During the recent heavy rains most of the flower crop got destroyed. Probably the buying of flowers might get a boost towards the evening.
Flower seller Venkatesh said that they have high expectations this year for Nagara Panchami. The rates of flowers are constant. But business is not as expected. Financial crunch is also there.
From Triveni Circle in the city to Alankar theatre, the flower vendors are crowding on the footpaths.