Surat: Two years after the transition of Covid-19, people of Surat are going to celebrate Ganesha Festival with pomp. Due to this, the catering and event industry, which has been in trouble for the last two years, will get a big relief. After two years of Corona, there is a possibility of 300 Crores business in Ganeshotsav. After two years of Corona, there are hopes that event industry, catering service, gardeners, mandap cloth makers, transporters will get good business. On the occasion of Ganeshotsav festival, huge expenses are spent on lighting, decoration, DJ, tempo, trailer, theme mandap, orchestra, florist, food. Since Suratis are festival lovers, this festival is celebrated colorfully for 10 days in Mumbai in Maharashtra, then in Surat in Gujarat.
Estimated to install 70,000 Ganesh idols, small and large, in pandals and homes in Surat
The government has not raised any restrictions to celebrate Ganesh Utsav with pomp this year. Allowed to install 9 feet statue. In 1942, on the fourth day of Sud Paksha in the month of Bhadrava, the Hindu Milan Mandir in Surat organized the Ganesh Mahotsav for the first time on a public basis to gather people to fight against the British rule. Since then Ganeshotsav is celebrated with great pomp in Surat. It is estimated that 70,000 Ganesh idols, small and large, will be installed in pandals and homes in Surat this year. Prasad, Chhappanbhog, Phulhar tradition has also been going on during this festival. During the 10 days of Ganeshotsav, a Ganesha organizing group spends approximately Rs 10,000 per day.
Organizers spend a lot on DJ, dhol-nagaran theme, dress code
Big Ganesh organizers in Surat also spend 2 to 3 lakhs per day, in which huge expenses are spent on decoration, lighting, florists. In the past there was a craze for dissolution. Now lakhs of rupees are spent on the arrival journey at the time of Ganesha installation. Organizers spend a lot on DJ, dhol-nagaran theme, dress code. According to an estimate, the cost is 100 to 125 crores. Vehicles like tractors, trailers, tempos, trucks also cost more during installation and dismantling. DJ, orchestra, pandal setup, florist cost more. In some Mandapams, daily banquets are held. That order is given to small caterers. After two years, there are signs that the industry is booming.