However, inflation has disrupted the tradition of offering dry fruits to guests or friends during the winter, transforming it into a symbol of rising costs. With temperatures dropping, the cost of dry fruits has become unaffordable for the average person.

The sharp increase in prices has left many citizens only able to admire the displays from a distance. Pine nuts (chilghoza) are now priced at Rs 17,000 per kilogram, almonds range from Rs 1,700 to Rs 2,000 per kilogram at locations like. Walnuts are priced between Rs1,000 to Rs1,200 per kilogram, while cashews and pine nuts have exceeded Rs 8,000 per kilogram. The growing demand for dry fruits is fueling these skyrocketing prices.

Citizens are urging the district administration to regulate both the quality and prices of dry fruits to ease the burden on the common man.