Bhubaneswar, Nov 20: After observance of a month of pious diet for Kartik month, people were seen flocking the fish, chicken market on Chhadakhai today.

People were seen at fish, chicken and mutton outlets to relish non-vegetarian foods, but due to Saturday not only the people who do not eat non-vegetarian food, the business of the fish and meat sellers have also dampened a bit.

The mouth-watering and enticing plethora of Odia delicacies like Mutton jhola, Mutton Kassa, Chingudi Besara, Chingudi Bhaja, Mudhi Ghanta, Kankada Jhola, are a few of that expansive list which seems to be on ban during the Kartik month.

Shopkeepers of the fish market near Badadanda in Puri said, the prices remain mostly the same throughout the Kartik month, and it the same for Chadakhai too. As per reports, mutton (goat meat) has been selling at a price of Rs 700 per kg. While broiler chicken is being sold at Rs 200, the price of prawn is hovering in between Rs 300 – 400 ad fish in between Rs 180-300.

Similarly, shopkeepers of Unit-4 Market in Bhubaneswar had ordered mutton from Bombay. In fact, mutton (goat meat) has been selling at a price of Rs 750 per kg. While broiler chicken is being sold at Rs 230, the price of country chicken (Desi Chicken) is hovering between Rs 350 – 400. Pomfrets are being sold at Rs 700 per Kilo while the Ilish has a price tag of Rs 1000 – 1200.