Cuttack Man Wears Gold Face Mask Worth Rs 3.5 Lakh Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Pictures Go Viral
The novel coronavirus disease, which spreads through respiratory droplets, has made wearing face mask mandatory. However, some people have taken this safety protocol to the next level. A businessman from Odisha has got himself a mask made of gold worth Rs 3.5 lakh.
Cuttack, July 17: The novel coronavirus disease, which spreads through respiratory droplets, has made wearing face mask mandatory. However, some people have taken this safety protocol to the next level. A businessman from Odisha has got himself a mask made of gold worth Rs 3.5 lakh. Pune Man Wears Gold Face Mask Worth Almost 3 Lakhs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic! Pictures Go Viral on Twitter With Funny Reactions and Memes.
Alok Mohanty, a resident of Cuttack's Kesharpur area, has got himself an N95 mask made of gold. "People call me a gold man because of my love for gold and I am wearing gold from the past 40 years. After I saw a man in Mumbai making gold masks, I decided to get one for myself too," Mohanty said. Forget Gold Mask, Surat Jeweller is Selling Diamond-Studded Face Masks Worth Rs 4 Lakhs For Wedding Functions (Watch Video).
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The businessman, who owns a furniture shop, is fond of gold and dons lots of gold rings, gold bracelets and gold chain. Meanwhile, photos of Mohanty have gone viral on social media.
Recently, a Pune based man got himself a mask made of gold worth around Rs three lakh which he said had very minute holes to help him breathe. A jeweller in Surat was also seen selling diamond-studded face masks.
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