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Ludhiana abuzz with Lohri preparations, gajjak, peanut, bhugga sell like hot cakes

Apart from kites, it is gachak, peanuts, and rewari without which the festival of Lohri is incomplete. Sweetmeat shops in the city have dished out these delicacies for the day. Apart from these, there are bhugga, masala jaggery (gur), gajarpaak,...
Peanuts being sold in a market ahead of Lohri in Ludhiana. PHOTO: INDERJEET VERMA
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Apart from kites, it is gachak, peanuts, and rewari without which the festival of Lohri is incomplete. Sweetmeat shops in the city have dished out these delicacies for the day. Apart from these, there are bhugga, masala jaggery (gur), gajarpaak, panjiri, and pinnis, which have been specially prepared in large quantities by sweet shops ahead of the festival.

“Bhugga in various forms is the speciality for the day. We have plain bhugga, til bhugga, dry fruit bhugga, rose bhugga, and chocolate-flavoured bhugga this year. Apart from these, gajarpaak is also liked by people on this festival. Special Lohri baskets have been prepared, and the sale is good, as expected,” said Vineet, a shopkeeper from Dugri.

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City residents were seen making all necessary arrangements for the festival today. Makeshift shops selling wooden planks and cow dung cakes required for lighting bonfires were seen in various parts of the city. People were seen enthusiastically buying necessities in preparation for the festival.

Manjit Kaur, a senior citizen, was looking for sugarcane juice to prepare kheer using it. “I will be preparing kheer from sugarcane juice tomorrow, and the entire family will have it on the next day, on Magi. January 14 also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the old calendar,” she said.

While another woman, Sukhdeep Kaur, said she would be preparing carrot kheer as it was a tradition in her family.

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Shopkeepers also got a chance to earn some extra bucks. A man selling groundnuts at Ghumar Mandi said this was the time of the year when he managed to earn some extra bucks, and he was happy with his earnings. He said he hopes to earn some more tomorrow as the bonfire will be lit in the evening and people will continue buying nuts until then.

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