Hyderabad gears up for Eid ul Fitr: Markets bustling with last-minute shoppers

The markets in Charminar, Abids, Tolichowki, Musheerabad, Ameerpet, and Dilsukhnagar are bustling with shoppers purchasing traditional attire, footwear, crockery, bangles, and various other items. Eid ul Fitr is expected to be celebrated on Monday.

Hyderabad: With Eid ul Fitr festival just hours away, hectic activity is witnessed across the city with people rushing to the markets to make the last round of purchases.

The markets around Charminar, Abids, Tolichowki, Musheerabad, Ameerpet and Dilsukhnagar are brimming with buyers who are shopping for traditional wear, foot wear, crockery, bangles, and other articles. The Eid ul Fitr is likely to be celebrated on Monday.

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In the old city, the rush of shoppers continues until the wee hours of the night. The Lad Bazaar, is the most crowded market with women and girls thronging the shops to purchase lac and glass bangles sold at around 100 odd shops in the market.

The Pathergatti and Moosa Bowli are two important places for men to shop for the traditional kurta pyjama, pathani suits and sherwani, in addition to skull caps, attar and surma.

“Shops are now conducting business 24×7 without a break. People from all over southern India are visiting the market to purchase the clothes and other accessories,” said Abid Mohiuddin, a member of the local trade association.

In the city, the shopping malls are bustling with shoppers. At Abids, one of the oldest destinations for Eid shopping, the people are shopping for modern wear and footwear. There are several big malls located here offering the merchandise at a discounted price.

The Bangladesh market at Musheerabad, is another popular place in the central part of the city. One can buy men’s, women’s and children’s wear at the 100 odd shops located in the market. Embroidered suits, sarees, children’s and mens’ traditional and modern wear, footwear, heena, and crockery are sold at the market, considered to be one among the oldest business hubs in the city.

Meanwhile, the dry fruit stalls at Begum Bazaar and Mandi Mir Alam, are witnessing huge foot fall. People are buying dry fruits such as dry dates, pistachios, almonds, raisins, cashew nuts and sewiyah to make the sheer khurma. Demand for tetra packs of milk and condensed milk have increased several folds in the city ahead of the festival.

“There is no major increase in the prices of milk at the shops. Prices of dry fruits have recorded some increase compared to last year,” said Mohd Osman Khan, a trader at Mandi Miralam.