Consumer appliance makers ramp up production for festival season

Companies that make things like TVs, refrigerators and washing machines are getting ready for a very busy shopping time in India.

This busy time is called the festival season.

It starts with a holiday called Onam in a place called Kerala.

It lasts until the big festival of Diwali, which happens in November this year.

During this time, many families buy new appliances for their homes.

The companies are making more products so they have enough to sell.

Earlier this year, some problems made it hard to make products, but those problems are fixed now.

Stores think they will sell a lot, especially bigger and fancier products.

Some new products can be controlled with smartphones and use less electricity.

Everyone is hopeful that this festival season will be a very good one.