Makar Sankranti is simply across the nook and, the market is flooded with Til (sesame), jaggery and different merchandise. Makar Sankranti is well known yearly on January 14 in honour of the Solar God, the competition marks the tip of the lengthy, chilly, winter months and the onset of spring season. It additionally symbolises the start of a brand new harvest season.

Numerous non permanent outlets have come up throughout the town, particularly within the APMC market complicated promoting sweets akin to til papdi, til ladoos and til chikki. Even peanuts ladoo and tilgul can be found. Nevertheless, there’s a slight rise in costs this 12 months from the earlier 12 months.

“Other than til sweets, Gulachi Polli, Tila Polli, Kateri Halwa, Tilacha Halwa, Tilachi Chikki can be found out there. Gajak, a well-known delicacy of Rajasthan is bought at Rs 300 to 600 per kg,” mentioned a dealer.

Whereas there may be not a lot change within the costs of sesame seeds, a bit rise in jaggery costs has made the Til ladoo a bit pricey. Til ladoos which had been bought for Rs. 250 to Rs. 300 per kg final 12 months at the moment are accessible at Rs. 350 to Rs. 500 per kg.

Forward of Sankaranti, which is often known as the kite competition, numerous outlets in APMC have begun displaying kites of assorted sizes and patterns. The sellers say kites starting from 10 rupees to 500 rupees can be found.