Write a Short paragraph on
how you will celebrate forth
coming festivals during this
hard time of pendamic,
Answers
Explanation:
As the COVID-19 pandemic casts its shadow on Janmashtami, businesses associated with the festival in the Mathura-Vrindavan belt are struggling for survival. The worst hit are the artisans who dress up the idols of Lord Krishna. Spread across villages of Mathura and Aligarh districts, thousands of artisans specialise in creating poshaks (dresses), mukuts (head gear) and kanthi mala (holy sandalwood rosary) of Lord Krishna and Radha that are supplied to different parts of the country and even abroad.
“This ‘season’ —July and August — has gone almost dry,” said Mohd Gulzar, a third-generation mukut-making artist. “It is an art that has been passed on by our forefathers,” said Mr. Gulzar who gives job work to women in neighbouring villages. “I give the finishing touch to each one of them,” he said with a tinge of pride.
Mr. Gulzar said around 60%-70% of such artisans are Muslims. “The previous stock hasn’t been sold because of lack of demand and the raw material has become expensive.”