After two years of COVID-19-inflicted restrictions, people began celebrating Vishu with zest and verve.
Traders appeared happy as Vishu came two days ahead of Easter and two weeks ahead of Id-ul-Fitr.
Traders in textile, vegetable, fruit, footwear, meat and fireworks said they got the much-needed boost after two years of dullness. “Yet, the business is not as it used to be before COVID-19. The financial condition of the people clearly reflects in their buying,” said Manikandan, a vegetable dealer in Palakkkad town.