GUJARAT -- At a time when people are facing cash crunch all over the country, residents in Gujarat's Navsari district, showered ₹40 lakh on folk singers during a musical event.
Approximately Rs 40 Lakhs (in Rs 10 & Rs 20 notes) showered on folk singers in a musical event in Navsari, Gujarat pic.twitter.com/Z7xByQ1toL
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The event was organised by the Shri Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia Samaj on Sunday night. The audience showered ₹10 and ₹20 currency notes on folk singers Farida Mir and Mayabai Ahir.
The organizers, however, claimed that the money collected during the program will be used for social work.
Earlier, new ₹2000 notes were showered on folk singer Kirtidan Gadhvi in the Palanpur area of Gujarat's Banaskantha district. The event was organised by the Mukteshwar Mahadev Temple.
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