Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- As the city prepares to light up for Diwali, students at the Institute for the Blind in Sector-26 are busy making candles for the festive season.

According to chairperson of the institute Dinesh Kumar Kapila, candle making is an annual tradition that continues in much the same way each year. Students participate in preparing and packing candles made using quality wax. The institute produces around 50kg of candles daily, with students also helping package the finished products for sale. Each packet contains 24 candles and costs Rs.90. The products are sold directly to people who visit the institute, as it does not have separate retail outlets, he said, adding that candle sales generated around Rs.1 lakh last year, w...