Trichy, Oct. 8 -- Ahead of the upcoming festival season, Trichy has prepared for a healthy 'Millet Diwali' with bakeries and sweet shops stepping up their production of millet-based sweets and savouries.

One such sweet shop owner, Sarvanan, said they had been receiving orders in bulk and had ramped up their production for the season.

"We manufacture sweets and snacks...During Diwali, the orders are in bulk, so we have to produce large quantities... our signature product is Srirangam special... Additionally, we have a variety of millet products, and we have 27 varieties of this... we also make instant mixes like pickle..."

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