GEORGE TOWN: The increasing price of Hindu prayer items has not gone well among devotees especially from the B40 community, with the Penang Hindu Association (PHA) and Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) saying that the price of items had spiked up to 56%. In response to this increase, both the PHA and CAP said they jointly carried out a random price survey on prayer items at several retail shops in Penang. The survey compared the prices of 18 basic Hindu prayer items with prices listed in November 2022. The statement said the analysis of the prices of the prayer items between November 2022 and November 2023 showed a marked increase in the price for all the 18 items. The PHA and CAP would also like to suggest to the relevant authorities to create a benchmark price for the prayer items in order to prevent unreasonable price increase during festive seasons in the future.

Source: The Hindu November 15, 2023 13:47 UTC