Agra sweet shop sells ghevar covered with 24-carat gold at Rs 25,000 per kg
India Today
To mark the auspicious Raksha Bandhan festival, a sweet shop in Agra is selling a special 'Golden Ghevar' topped with a thin layer of 24-carat gold. The sweet dish is priced at Rs 25,000 per kg.
With Raksha Bandhan just around the corner which will be celebrated on August 11, a sweet shop in Agra has come up with a way to make the celebrations grandeur with its 'Golden Ghevar'. Knowing that sweets are an integral part of Indian festivals, Brij Rasayanam Misthan Bhandar, located at Nehru Nagar and Fatehabad Road in UP is selling ghevar covered with 24 carat of edible gold. The special cum lavish sweet delicacy is priced at Rs 25,000 per kg.
As per ANI reports, the shop owner said that they are making golden ghevar only on orders.
Normally, plain ghevar is sold at Rs 600 to 800 per kg.
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Taking to its official Twitter handle, news agency ANI posted a video which showed the gold-covered sweet delicacy being encased in a red box while a curious crowd inspected it.
"Uttar Pradesh: Specially 'Golden Ghevar' is being made in Agra for Raksha Bandhan. The price of Golden Ghevar is 25,000 per kg. The specialty of this Ghevar is that it is covered with 24 carat gold," read the caption of the video.
The video also showed that the medium-sized golden ghevar was being sold at Rs 1000 per piece.
