Hindu Priest Grateful For Flea Market Initiative
The 39-year-old, who operates a stall at the flea market, said his priestly wages had been affected during the COVID-19 crisis, so he chose to be a vendor.
Monday 15 June 2020 | 11:52
The opportunity to sell at the VotCity/JetSet Flea Market in Votualevu, Nadi, is a blessing in disguise for Hindu priest, Pundit Jay Joshi.
The 39-year-old, who operates a stall at the Flea Market, said his priestly wages had been affected during the COVID-19 crisis, so he chose to be a vendor.
“For the past three months, I usually conducted house to house Pooja. For the last three months there was no Pooja conducted because of this COVID-19 pandemic crisis and there was no income for me,” he said.
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“I was thinking of how we could survive because I have a wife and a kid who rely on me. My aunty who also sells here at the Flea Market encouraged me to sell some Indian food here.
“It was a blessing especially during this time of the crisis to be given this opportunity to sell here so that I can support my family.”
He acknowledged the Nadi Town Council for the initiative to support the people of Nadi.
The father of one child sells a varieties of Indian foods.
Edited by Ivamere Nataro
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