chandigarh with diwali just 10 days away city residents are busy with preparations as people throng markets to shop for the festivities traditional diyas seem to be high in demand in the indian souk despite the occasional dilemma of make in india versus made in china goods according to diya vendor pavan who has been setting up his stall for the past seven years in sector 24 though there is a demand for chinese lights in the market traditional diyas clay lamps are also high on customers list diyas especially fancy ones have found many takers in the market while the simple ones are made in maloya fancy diyas have specially been brought in the city from new delhi gujarat and kolkata raj bala another vendor shares though people buy both simple as well as colourful diyas they prefer decorated ones over the basic these diyas which are crafted with detail complement rangolis that people make at the entrance of their houses apart from this we also have lanterns diyas attached with temples made of sand with idols of lakshmi and ganesh for diwali puja and also wall hangings made of sand however some feel that the fancy chinese lights have overshadowed the local diya market rajkumar from sector 25 says while the fancy diyas brought from new delhi kolkata and gujarat are in much demand simple diyas that we make locally have few takers this year it takes us about three hours to make 1000 diyas it is the chinese lights and decorative diyas that sell in the market surinder another diya maker from sector 25 has a different story to tell it isnt that there are no buyers for simple diyas sales shoot up three days before diwali when people visit marketplaces in large numbers to shop for the occasion he says those who frequent the markets for festive shopping seem to prefer traditional diyas over chinese lights beena kumari a resident of sector 50 says one does come across houses lit up with chinese lights on diwali the festival is incomplete without diyas and i prefer the traditional way of celebrating diwali over a trend that has gained popularity only recently each year i shop for diyas before diwali prices simple diyas rs 10 for 1012 items decorative diyas rs 1030 painted diyas rs 1520 diya with lakshmiganesh idols rs 150200 diya lanterns rs 200250 by sahiba cuccria tnn published on nov 1 2015 at 1009 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get realtime updates save your