Jamshedpur: Jhumka gira re Bareilly ke bazaar mein...

Replace Bareilly with Jam-shedpur and the iconic song of the 1966 classic Mera Saaya aptly described the mood at the Id markets on Thursday.

Gold and silver jewellery were in high demand as over 50,000 people gathered at markets across Sakchi, Bistupur Golmuri, Mango and Jugsalai to complete their last-minute shopping, a day before Id.

Sumayyah Shamim, 12, a Class VI student of DBMS English High School, was brimming with excitement as she entered a jewellery shop in Bistupur with her mother to buy her favourite pair of jhumkas.

"Dad just returned from abroad after two years and he promised me a pair of jhumkas and bangle if I scored well in the exams. I kept his word and now he is keeping his promise," said Sumayyah, the youngest daughter of Mohammed Shamim, a draughtsman posted in UAE.

Piyush Adeshra, proprietor at Chhaganlal Dayaljee and Sons, one of the oldest jewellery outlets in the city, said jhumka and bangles were the most sought-after items during Id.

"Gold bangles, starting from Rs 50,000, and big jhu-mkas, also known as Patna earrings, priced around Rs 20,000 are in high demand every year during Id. We also have customers buying antique jewellery sets," said Adeshra.

Other than jewellery, sharara suits, gowns and palazzo sets are also in vogue.

"I have been pestering my father for almost over a year to buy me a sharara suit for Rs 10,000 from a retail outlet in Sakchi. Today is the day and am too excited," said Nahid Firdaus, a student of Jamshedpur Women's College and resident of Dhatkidih.

Men too put in some extra effort to look effortlessly stylish on the festive day. From dapper pathan suits to traditional kurta pyjama, there's options aplenty.

"I got a pathan suit stitched to my size for Rs 4,000 from a Bistupur shop" said Mohammed Shahnawaz, a resident of Sakchi.

To end the festival on a sweeter note, customers were seen lining up to buy the customary lachha sewai and dry fruits, specially from shops outside Jama Masjid in Sakchi.

"I purchased a lachha sewai for Rs 200 from a Sakchi shop. Id is incomplete without good food," said Khalid Ahmed (32), a resident of Golmuri.

Other items like caps, attar (perfumes) and burqas also sold in large numbers across the steel city.