SRINAGAR: With just a few days left for Eid-ul-Azha, the sale of sacrificial animals has gone up throughout Kashmir. Business at livestock markets is roaring.
In capital Srinagar the cattle are being sold at selective places, but in other towns and districts dealers are selling selling sheep, goats and even camels at every nook and corner, a local news agency, CNS, reports.
In downtown Srinagar people were seen thronging Eidgah to select animals, many even dyed with henna, for the festival, scheduled to take place on Wednesday across the subcontinent.
The Muslim festival commemorates the act of Prophet Abraham who, according to the Quran, went to sacrifice his son, Prophet Ismael, after being commanded by God to do so. But, according to Islam, Allah was pleased by looking at Abraham’s faith and instead sent a ram to be sacrificed in place of Ismael.
A sheep dealer the business is expected to cross over One Billion rupees this Eid and over two lakh sacrificial animals, mostly sheep and goat would be sold across the city alone.
Another dealer who has brought camels from Gujarat said that people are enthusiastic about camels and are eager to buy them.
“I have so far sold 8 camels which fetched a good price. One of the customers willingly paid extra money for one of the camels,” he said.
