Surat businesses upbeat with Dr Syedna’s visit

Surat | Saturday | 14th January, 2017

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The restaurant business, too, is likely to pick up as Dawoodi Bohras like typical Gujarati dishes and the non-vegetarian food available in the restaurants. Paresh Mehta, owner of Garden View restaurant, said Dawoodi Bohras love Gujarati food. "Hotels and guesthouses have been booked in advance by Dawoodi Bohras who will come to participate in the religious ceremony," the hotel owner said. Even the rent of the apartments in and around Zampa Bazaar — the centre of attraction for Dr Syedna's birthday celebrations — have doubled. "Most of the Bohras in Zampa Bazaar and surrounding areas rent their apartments and houses to those visiting from outside..