Her father was a draper, who died when she was six years old. She helped her mother run the shop selling religious goods, catering to pilgrims to the shrine. She took over the business at the age of 25 when her mother died.
Her father, who operated a textile store, perished when she was young. She supported her mother in running the shop selling religious items to pilgrims near the shrine. At twenty-five, after her mother's passing, she took over the family business.