New Delhi. The first preparation that starts during Navratri is that of Mata’s Lal Chunari. Some place an order and get the chunri prepared two months before Navratri, while others go to the market a night before the fast and buy the chunri as per their capacity. The price may be different but the devotion is the same. But do you know that not only in the country but also in foreign countries, the red chunari and the dress worn by Mata Rani are prepared in a small town of UP, Vrindavan. This small town produces chunris priced from Rs 5 to Rs 20-25 thousand. In Navratri alone, there is a business of chunari and dresses worth crores of rupees.
Red Chunari starts being made after Janmashtami.
Vrindavan is at the forefront in preparing red chunari and Mata Rani’s dress. All types of costumes related to Gods and Goddesses are prepared here. The dresses made here are not only supplied across the country but also go to foreign countries. Awadhesh, who is involved in the work of dress and chunri, says that immediately after Janmashtami, red chunri, lehenga, pattaka etc. other dresses start being prepared in the factories. If we talk about the Chunris prepared during this period, Chunris priced from Rs 60 per dozen to Rs 2,000 are prepared.
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Work related to chunri and dress is done in every house of Vrindavan.
Chunari with length of 1.5 to 2 meters is in high demand. After this, dresses ranging from Rs 40-50 to Rs 1000 are made. Far-flung orders are fulfilled first. After that the goods are sent to nearby cities and states. Due to huge orders, work related to chunri and dress is done not only in factories but in every house of Vrindavan.
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Not only businessmen but devotees also come to place orders.
Clothing businessman Ram Naresh says that businessmen’s orders for Navratri start coming as soon as the orders for Janmashtami are completed. But one and two months before Navratri, orders start coming directly from devotees. These are those people who according to their devotion prepare chunris priced between Rs 5 to Rs 25 and dresses costing Rs 50-50 thousand. These orders are for the idols of Mata Rani kept in home temples including big temples of the country. Actually, in such orders, the cloth does not matter as much as the handwork done on the dress and chunari is important.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 19, 2020, 12:15 IST