After pictures of a man in Pune wearing a mask made of gold went viral amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a businessman in Odisha’s Cuttack decided to follow the suit and got one made for himself that is worth Rs 3.5 lakh.

Alok Mohanty, who owns a furniture shop, admitted that he has been harbouring an obsession for the yellow metal since childhood and got inspired by the Pune man who got a mask made of gold for Rs 2.85 lakh. "While watching television some time ago, I saw someone in Maharashtra wearing a mask made of gold. Since I have a tremendous weakness for gold, I decided to get one for myself," he was quoted as saying by PTI.