Bhaskar Special: A new trend of dry fruit gifting in Porbandar

The festival of Diwali means an occasion to exchange greetings with relatives, friends and business circles. In the midst of the tradition of visiting each other's homes at the beginning of the New Year, the trend of gifting dry fruit boxes along with sweets is also increasing rapidly. In particular, the trend of gifting attractive boxes decorated with dry fruits like cashews, almonds, pistachios, figs, raisins and walnuts has increased. On New Year's Day, when guests come home on New Year's Day, along with serving dry fruits as a mask, dry fruit boxes are also given to relatives and friends. Not only this, there has been an increase in the number of traders gifting dry fruit boxes to their business circles as well as to the officers, employees and staff. Different varieties of dry fruit boxes are available in the market ranging from Rs. 400 to Rs. 2500. The boxes with attractive packing and combination of different dry fruits are attracting customers. On the other hand, despite an increase of about 20 per cent in the prices of dry fruits as compared to last year, the buying enthusiasm is still there. More than 20 thousand kg of dry fruits are expected to be sold in the entire district. Along with gifts, health fruits too! Dry fruit boxes are not just limited to gifts on Diwali, but they are also being chosen as healthy gifts. Dry fruit boxes are also gaining popularity as a sweet alternative as they contain nutritious fruits like cashews, almonds, walnuts, pistachios and figs. People are also showing interest in them due to its attractive packaging and various varieties available according to the budget.