The Rural Industrial Park in Kosrangi village in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh will put the ‘Gedi’ and ‘Puja Thali’ on sale for the traditional ‘Hareli Tihar’. The festival is on July 17.
These products will be available in local markets prepared by the Bansod community which works on bamboo.
A Thali costs Rs 85 and has black sesame, turmeric, betel nut, cotton wick, camphor-kuwari thread, molly thread, chunri, urad dal, jawa, dashang, roli, kumkum, gulal, sandalwood, incense stick, Havan samagri and wood (Palas Madar, Peepal, Bel, Fudhar, Mango, Gular, Kusha and Khair).
The Gedi will cost Rs 120 per piece, an official communication said on Monday.
Hareli Tihar, which is linked to greenery, is the first agriculture-based festival in Chhattisgarh. The farmers sow or plant their crops. All farm implements including plough, bell, spade, shovel and others are cleaned and kept at one place and worshipped. At home, women prepare various Chhattisgarhi dishes.