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Kolkata: Rainfall did not dampen the Diwali shopping spirit as scores of people turned up at the Bazi Bazar Shahid Minar Maidan that kicked off from Wednesday. "I bought charka, tubris and phuljaris from Bazi Bazar Shahid Minar Maidan today. The crackers were worth Rs 900," said Debasish Mitra, a student of CA, who bought crackers from Bazi Bazar Shahid Minar Maidan. "We incurred 40 percent loss last year due to shift of cracker fair venue. Apart from Shahid Minar Maidan, the cracker fair is also held at Behala, Jadavpur, Talla, Tollygunge, Howrah and Habra," said Ray..