Customised gold mask worth Rs 5.70 lakh

Team Udayavani, Nov 11, 2021, 6:20 PM IST

Chandan Das, a jeweller in the Bengali town of Budge Budge in the South 24 Parganas District, claims to produce bespoke designer items of any kind. So when a local businessman approached him with a request, he couldn’t say no and constructed a golden mask for him in less than 15 days. The 108-gram mask set him back Rs 5.70 lakhs. The businessman wanted to show off his new acquisition, so he wore it during Kolkata’s Durga Puja celebrations.

However, he had to quickly stow it away in his pocket after receiving some inquisitive looks from those around him. According to the Bengali daily Anandabazar Patrika, the businessman enjoys wearing jewellery. The man’s love of gold is evident in the several chains on his neck, several rings on both hands, and a bracelet on one of his wrists. The gold mask, on the other hand, may have been too much, as it now lives in a locker.

What is the purpose of this? pic.twitter.com/Zy4MqIPNCZ

— Rituparna Chatterjee (@MasalaBai) November 10, 2021

Below is how the internet reacted.

Had heard of #LouisVuitton mask priced around 25k, but this gold-peated mask is something else??‍♂️??‍♂️??‍♂️ https://t.co/55pSLocxkv

— MANJOT SINGH (@MANJOTS74594721) November 11, 2021

Continued display of vulgar wealth without any sensitivity or concern for the thousands who have lost their lives to the disease, irrespective of how much wealth they had or not. And those indirectly impoverished by it https://t.co/jeiDZzpbgb

— iamjustavisualperson (@priyankasacheti) November 11, 2021

Artistic skills of goldsmith. ?

— Sambit Dash, PhD (@sambit_dash) November 10, 2021

You know the worst part. If I show this to my mother, she will be like "tumi biye'r jonnon yes bolo, eta'o debo" 😀

— Sagarika Chakraborty (@me_sagarika) November 10, 2021

A keepsake for future generations- that yes we went through the pandemic ?!!! Otherwise no use – this won’t give any protection against COVID virus ?

— Ruchi Angrish (She/Her) (@RuchiAngrish) November 10, 2021