Summary:
Soon after the banana leaves are packed and handed over, a preoccupied Rajan takes leave, while Sasi calls after him to complete the payment. Rajan says that his Onam shopping had been completed and the only remaining article was the banana leaves, which he bought ahead of the Uthradapachil. And now with the banana leaves, everything has been taken care of,” says Rajan, while paying Sasi. Radha V, a resident of Vattiyoorkavu who had arrived with her daughter Archana to do some Onam shopping ahead of the Uthradapachil had to return with just a few items. So the market has been affected,” says C Ravindran Nair of Chalai market who set up shop back in the 1960s..