Banaras: Lockdown-3 is also nearing completion, but there is confusion regarding deregulation. It is impacting many businesses. One of these is the famous Banarasi paan business. After the passing of seven weeks time, such a bad picture of Banarasi paan business is emerging, which no one had imagined. Till now, it has suffered a loss of crores of rupees, this business is still in a state of confusion due to lack of clear guidelines.
Paan is not only a vegetable or food ingredient but also a sacrament. In the Sanatani tradition or auspicious works, it is impossible to imagine to do any work without paan, then for the Banarsis who follow any religion, paan is also a medium of hospitality. The situation after 7 weeks of lockdown is that the Banarasi paan, which has access to all corners of the country and even abroad, is now dying.
Pan Mandi, which is under the hundreds of years old tradition, is deserted in Jiapur area of Chetganj, Banaras. Hundreds of dolichis in the mandi are either empty or the paan kept in them is rotting. Outside the same market, a small pan seller, Vinod, who is forced to sell paan for livelihood, said that he is not allowed to sell paan yet.
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