The Deonar Trip!
Once in every year, almost everyone in Mumbai visits Deonar. The "Bakra Mandi". Biggest, enormous, vast goat market. Goats ranging (in age) from one day to seven years are sold here, of all varieties, colors, shades, sizes. Around 20 million goats arrive each year for the pure festival of Muslims; Eid-Ul-Adha. On this day, muslims sacrifice an animal for Allah. Ample amount of goats are being sold and bought here.
So today, I got an opportunity to visit this huge market. To buy goats of course. I had never seen such a big market ever in my life. Full of goats and people to buy them. It has got several sheds for goats and buffaloes. There is an added feature too. The Slaughter Houses. Which are equipped with latest machineries and up to date technology! The bad part about Deonar is that it is never tidy. It never smells good. No matter where you go. It stinks, it is untidy, sewage on path ways etc etc. And of course, you have to be vigilant about the fencing of different sections. They are sharp and hurt badly. Most of the people end up scowling in frustration. If you visit here, don't forget to get a face mask for your self and some first aid too. Some cash is of prime priority, of course.
Now, those people, without whom Deonar is not Deonar.The salesmen. The shopkeepers. The dealers. The businessmen. The farmers. They are the ones who bring their goats from their respective villages. Back in their villages, they work hard on these huge goats before they get them to this city of dreams every year to sell. From feeding them to their cleanliness. They do it all for a year or more. All these hard work plus the transportation plus the profit margin equals to a large amount. An average goat in Mumbai Deonar market costs around ₹25k which is a lot for that kind is goat.
An another important tool a person buying goat should have is the talent of bargaining. If one doesn't have this, a smart person entering into the market would come out as a fool. A shopkeeper asking ₹40k for a goat gives it away in ₹25k, if you're an expert level bargainer! Otherwise, they're smart enough to fool you, giving it away in ₹45k.
Eid-ul-Adha, a very auspicious occasion for Muslims has sadly turned into a commercial festival of the year. Right from the salesmen at Deonar to the tempo servicemen outside the market to the butcher. Everyone earns their bit making it difficult for a common man to even afford a small animal. Making money in the name of religious festivals is something very ridiculous and non-acceptable. But at the end of the day, It is Mumbai and money is involved in everything. No smile is free here.
After banging heads at different sections and parts of this enormous goat city, we got few goats. Thank fully, we didn't have to experience the roller coaster again.
Wishing you a very happy Eid-Ul-Adha. May Allah bless you and your family with everything in this world and aakhirah.
With best wishes,
—Maaz Wasiullah
So today, I got an opportunity to visit this huge market. To buy goats of course. I had never seen such a big market ever in my life. Full of goats and people to buy them. It has got several sheds for goats and buffaloes. There is an added feature too. The Slaughter Houses. Which are equipped with latest machineries and up to date technology! The bad part about Deonar is that it is never tidy. It never smells good. No matter where you go. It stinks, it is untidy, sewage on path ways etc etc. And of course, you have to be vigilant about the fencing of different sections. They are sharp and hurt badly. Most of the people end up scowling in frustration. If you visit here, don't forget to get a face mask for your self and some first aid too. Some cash is of prime priority, of course.
Now, those people, without whom Deonar is not Deonar.The salesmen. The shopkeepers. The dealers. The businessmen. The farmers. They are the ones who bring their goats from their respective villages. Back in their villages, they work hard on these huge goats before they get them to this city of dreams every year to sell. From feeding them to their cleanliness. They do it all for a year or more. All these hard work plus the transportation plus the profit margin equals to a large amount. An average goat in Mumbai Deonar market costs around ₹25k which is a lot for that kind is goat.
An another important tool a person buying goat should have is the talent of bargaining. If one doesn't have this, a smart person entering into the market would come out as a fool. A shopkeeper asking ₹40k for a goat gives it away in ₹25k, if you're an expert level bargainer! Otherwise, they're smart enough to fool you, giving it away in ₹45k.
Eid-ul-Adha, a very auspicious occasion for Muslims has sadly turned into a commercial festival of the year. Right from the salesmen at Deonar to the tempo servicemen outside the market to the butcher. Everyone earns their bit making it difficult for a common man to even afford a small animal. Making money in the name of religious festivals is something very ridiculous and non-acceptable. But at the end of the day, It is Mumbai and money is involved in everything. No smile is free here.
After banging heads at different sections and parts of this enormous goat city, we got few goats. Thank fully, we didn't have to experience the roller coaster again.
Wishing you a very happy Eid-Ul-Adha. May Allah bless you and your family with everything in this world and aakhirah.
With best wishes,
—Maaz Wasiullah
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