Effigy makers based in Delhi are getting special orders for Ravan idols giving them one more reason to rejoice
As the Indian Diaspora living in Australia prepares to celebrate the festival of Dussehra, effigy makers based in Delhi are getting special orders for Ravan idols giving them one more reason to rejoice after a slump in sales after the COVID pandemic.
ANI reported about Naveen, a local artisan at Titarpur, Delhi. “People are coming back in huge numbers to book Ravan effigies. Due to Covid, during the past few years the business was not so good, but things are getting better now and customers are back.”
“This year I made a Ravan idol on special demand from Australia by a buyer in June, which was transported from Mumbai via ship and we usually get orders from all around the world during Dussehra.”
— Sonu, effigy maker
“We even get orders from out of India. We have already delivered Ravans to Australia, there was a huge demand. For delivery, the clients have to make all the arrangements on their own. We usually take two months to create these idols,” he said
“This year I made a Ravan idol on special demand from Australia by a buyer in June, which was transported from Mumbai via ship and we usually get orders from all around the world during Dussehra,” Sonu, another effigy maker said.
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