With limited auspicious wedding dates in Nov & Dec, traders on tight deadline to deliver orders

Prayagraj: With limited auspicious dates for solemnizing marriages in November and December (starting from November 15), traders dealing in bride and groom wedding designer dresses including turbans\ safa, sherwanis, lehenga and other designer wedding wear are flooded with orders and on a strict deadline to deliver them.
Traders at Chowk, Civil Lines, and Katra claimed they have received the orders for designer attires for bride and grooms after a gap of two years. The traders are hopeful to do brisk business for auspicious wedding dates in November and December months.
Rajeev Chaurasia, owner of a shop at Zero road, and selling designer turbans\ safa and other groom designer materials told TOI, "There are around 15 auspicious wedding dates in November and December and the sale of safas, pagris, turbans, sherwanis, malas (garlands), lehengas and other items have picked up manifolds. “While eight and seven auspicious dates are available in November and December respectively, markets selling decorative materials for groom and bride will be registering at least 40 to 50 per cent rise in business as compared to the previous year”, he added.
He also said, "This wedding season, three special types of turbans made of chunari, Rajasthani Leheria and cotton are more in demand”. Besides, the sale of sherwani along with safa has also gone up. Another trader at old city said, "Ahead of wedding season, inquires for designer safa, sherwani, lengha, chunari and other materials has also gone up. People are also asking for special currency mala."
City-based noted astrologer, Dr Amitabh Gaur, said, “With few auspicious dates for wedding in November and December months left, and wedding season starting after November 15, weeding planners are inquiring about auspicious dates to get their preparations done."
The fact is that most of the couples, who have rescheduled their weddings for November and December months, are running from pillar to post to get the arrangements in terms of decoration, caterers, marriage pandal bookings done in advance.