Pandemic affecting marriage bands

New Delhi: A worker carries marriage band decorative item in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Brass band providers and artistes are facing hardship due to COVID-19 pandemic as authorities have not allowed bands in weddings. Many are forced to do labour in fields to earn a living. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)(PTI02-09-2020_000075B)
New Delhi: A worker shifts marriage band lights from a shop in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Brass band providers and artistes are facing hardship due to COVID-19 pandemic as authorities have not allowed bands in weddings. Many are forced to do labour in fields to earn a living. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)(PTI02-09-2020_000080B)
New Delhi: Muhammad Iqbal, a marriage band artiste, rehearses in New Delhi, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Brass band providers and artistes are facing hardship due to COVID-19 pandemic as authorities have not allowed bands in weddings. Many are forced to do labour in fields to earn a living. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)(PTI02-09-2020_000083B)
New Delhi: Navi Jaan, a marriage band artiste, rehearses at his home in New Delhi, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Brass band providers and artistes are facing hardship due to COVID-19 pandemic as authorities have not allowed bands in weddings. Many are forced to do labour in fields to earn a living. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) (PTI02-09-2020_000086B)
Ghaziabad: A mannequin lies at Sahab Band & Bhai Sahab Ghodi Wala shop at Vaishali in Ghaziabad, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Brass band providers and artistes are facing hardship due to COVID-19 pandemic as authorities have not allowed bands in weddings. Many are forced to do labour in fields to earn a living. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)(PTI02-09-2020_000087B)
Ghaziabad: 47-year old Irfan, owner of Sahab Band & Bhai Sahab Ghodi Wala, at his shop in Vaishali, Ghaziabad, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Brass band providers and artistes are facing hardship due to COVID-19 pandemic as authorities have not allowed bands in weddings. Many are forced to do labour in fields to earn a living. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)(PTI02-09-2020_000089B)