Hyderabad, Jan. 31 -- With just a fortnight remaining for the advent of the Ramzan month, followed by the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, the Hafez Babanagar market near Chandrayangutta in Hyderabad is buzzing with shoppers and traders setting up stalls.

Around 100 shops selling designer clothes, bangles, handbags, purses, cosmetics, men's and children's dresses, crockery and home furnishings have stocked up merchandise for the Ramzan festive month when people drop in for Eid shopping.

"Shopkeepers start stocking the merchandise two months before Ramzan. Festival shopping starts a month long before and continues till the last day of the month," said Mohd Junaid, a trader.

The market is drawing huge crowds, especially after shop owners hired soci...