Chennai, Oct 19 (PTI) Sale of meat hits a peak on the first Sunday after the end of Tamil month 'Purattasi', when people traditionally abstain from eating meat and seafood.

However, this year, with the Deepavali long weekend coinciding with the first Sunday of 'Aippasi', the Tamil month that follows Purattasi, there has been a lull in the sale, as people have already left the city, said Chennai meat traders.

Every year, during Purattasi, which is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, majority of Hindu consumers abstain from non-vegetarian food, but the market usually rebounds on the first Sunday after Purattasi, selling three to five times more than normal Sundays.

But this Sunday’s sale was even lower than what was sold in his outlets on Sundays usually, said C Balasubramanian, General Manager of

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