bhubaneswar a day before dhanteras jewellery shops across the state have witnessed heavy rush on monday and they expected a surge in business this year jewellery shops have offered attractive discounts on gold and silver jewellery apart from gold people are also buying artificial jewellery utensils and vehicles on dhanteraswe are expecting at least 25 to 30 more business on dhanteras this year than previous year last year the market was down due to various reasons but this year situation has improved as a number of wedding dates are lined up in the coming months said kishore wadher senior manager in khimji jewellersthe price of 22 carat gold was rs29 950 per 10 grams on monday against rs30 590 per 10 grams on dhanteras last year people believe buying gold is auspicious on dhanteras as it will bring prosperity to the familydhanteras is the major gold selling day in india this year we are very hopeful of a good business as market is very positive with good foot fall this festiv season and the prices are also lower in the last one month said sourav roy of radha gobindo roy grandson jewellers roy said customers generally buy light weight gold ornaments to maintain the custom but this year there is a good demand of wedding jewelleries due to the upcoming wedding seasonjewellers are offering heavy discount for dhanteras while some jewellers have also have prebooking facilities in which customers booked their favourite ornaments earlier and will collect it on the auspicious dayto avoid rush on dhanteras i have already prebooked my jewellery i got a few light weight items to gift relatives and also a pair of bangles for me said ranjita mohanty a homemaker sources said people are also buying gold coins and diamond jewelleries on dhanteras many people are investing in gold and buying coins while demand of diamond jewellery has also regained said another jeweller there is also a good sale of artificial jewelleryit is believed that some new thing should be bought on the auspicious occasion i dont want to buy jewellery and would buy utensils this year said swagatika rath a homemaker people also buy real estate and new vehicles on the occasionthis dhanteras jewellers of industrial town jharsuguda are set to celebrate their first diwali post demonetization and gst and have lined up with discounts and freebies to lure buyers to get the sparkle back sensing the market condition some jewellers are offering discounts on making charges and few are offering freebies like silver coins on purchase of gold we are hopeful of a market revival this dhanteras and have kept our fingers crossed gst on gold has little impact in the market and wedding season is also approaching so we are expecting a good business said gajanand soni owner of shree jagadamba jewellers