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Early winter enhances demand for Kangris in Kashmir valley
Srinagar:
With winter and snowfall coming early in Kashmir valley,
Kangri (fire pot) a traditional wicker-work basket used
as a heater with embers in it, is selling like hot cakes.
The Kangris helps people to keep warm despite the electronic
heating gadgets available in markets. Kangri, which holds
hot embers inside, is used as a portable heater during
winter. The wicker basket with the coal embers is held
within the folds of the long and loose pherans (traditional
garment) during winter. The entrepreneurs dealing with
Kangri can't stop rejoicing as mercury dips down. There
has been a surge in the sale of Kangris, with the traditional
heater being sought after to beat the cold both in rural
and urban areas. "The demand has increased a lot. The
snowfall usually happens in mid December, but this year
it happened much before. This is why the demand of Kangri
has gone up," said Javed Bhat, a Kangri maker. Kashmiris
find Kangri easy to make and carry, unlike electrical
heating devices. The pots are also given to brides as
marriage gifts. A Kangri costs between 25 to 120 rupees
on an average. Emphasising the merits of Kangri as a heating
device, which makes it unparallel vis-a-vis electrical
and gas heating appliances, Kashmiris say that the traditional
device would continue to be most preferred. "Without Kangri,
the people of Kashmir will find it far more difficult
to survive. The tradition of making the Kangri will continue,"
said Shafi, a customer.
-Dec
10, 2008
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