As per reports, the first day of Navratri brought inexplicable joy to the automobile companies with most of them witnessing a higher delivery of cars than they did last year.
Moreover, company officials and dealers reported that the sale could have been more had it not been a Saturday. Several people consider the last day of the week inauspicious as they tend to avoid purchasing items made of iron. Market leader Maruti Suzuki India delivered 10,500 cars on the first day of the festival, informed Shashank Srivastava, executive director (sales and marketing). This happens to be a 34.6 per cent higher than last year.
As per Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), a total of 2,619,045 units, including passenger vehicles, three-wheelers, two-wheelers and Quadricycle were produced in September, as against 2,344,328 in 2019, witnessing a growth of 11.72 per cent.
The state government had earlier issued a 16-point-circular ahead of Navratri, Durga Puja and Dusshera. It further stated that the said festivals need to be celebrated in a “simple manner”. This year, Navratri starts on October 17, with Dusshera falling on October 25.
In addition, instead of hosting cultural events that could attract crowds, the government has advised mandals to host health-related events or camps, such as blood donation drives amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus. On the other hand, for Navratri and Durga Puja, the government has suggested the worship of metal-based idols instead of the traditional ones made of Plaster of Paris or clay. In cases where metal-based idols are not used, residents have been asked to worship eco-friendly idols, which can be dissolved at home or artificial immersion tanks.
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