A man from Cuttack, in the Indian state of Odisha, has treated himself to a mask made of gold worth $4,670 (INR. 350,000).
Alok Mohanty is a businessman by profession. He admits to having been obsessed with gold ornaments since childhood, which is why he got a custom made N-95 mask with gold filigree work it. The unique mask, made using 90-100 grams of gold, took 22 days to be prepared.
Mohanty took cue from Pune-based man Shankar Kurade, who had turned heads after wearing a solid gold face mask worth nearly $4,000 amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
In Surat, a city known as India’s diamond hub, merchants are offering diamond-studded face masks, priced between $1,329 and $5,319 (INR 100,000 to 400,000) to lure couples looking to tie the nuptial knot.