It's raining cash | Watch: Audience showers Rs 40 lakh on Gujarati folk singers

At a time when people are facing a cash crunch, residents in Gujarat's Navsari district, showered Rs 40 lakh on folk singers during a musical event.

The event was organised by the Shri Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia Samaj on Sunday night.

The audience showered Rs 10 and Rs 20 currency notes on folk singers Farida Mir and Mayabai Ahir.

Approximately Rs 40 Lakhs (in Rs 10 & Rs 20 notes) showered on folk singers in a musical event in Navsari, Gujarat pic.twitter.com/Z7xByQ1toL

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The organizers, however, claimed that the money collected during the program will be used for social work.

Earlier, new Rs 2000 notes were showered on folk singer Kirtidan Gadhvi in the Palanpur area of Gujarat's Banaskantha district. The event was organised by the Mukteshwar Mahadev Temple.