Kasimedu market 
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Crowd throngs Kasimedu fish market ahead of Puratasi month

People fled the market as today is the final Sunday before Puratasi month begins.

Online Desk

CHENNAI: In view of a public holiday and a weekend, a huge crowd gathered around Kasimedu fish market to buy fish on Sunday. 

People fled the market as today is the final Sunday before Puratasi month begins.

Many non-vegetarians turn vegetarians and don't consume meat and seafood on the Tamil auspicious month of Puratasi.

According to a Daily Thanthi report, from early morning people have gathered around the Kasimedu market to buy a fish, including seer fish (Vanjiram), pomfret (vawwal), red snapper (Shankara), trevally (para), milk shark (pal sura), sting fish (thirukkai), and barracuda (sheela).

A similar situation prevailed at Chindatripet market, according to media reports.

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