Rosy Trumpet flowers begin to bloom on trees along the Eastern Express Highway in Mumbai.
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Rosy Trumpet flowers begin to bloom on trees along the Eastern Express Highway in Mumbai.
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Shoppers crowd at a wholesale flower market in Bengaluru.
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Roadside vendors sell marigold flower garlands on Diwali in Prayagraj. Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, marks the victory of good over evil and light over darkness.
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People visit a crowded wholesale flower market on the eve of Diwali festival, in Kolkata.
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Workers prepare garlands at the Ghazipur wholesale flower market on the eve of Diwali festival, in New Delhi.
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People purchase flowers in a market during Diwali festival, in Gurugram.
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Vendors sell flowers at the Ghazipur wholesale flower market, in New Delhi.
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People purchase flowers at the Ghazipur wholesale flower market, in New Delhi.
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People, not adhering to social distancing norms, buy garlands from vendors for the 'Lakshmi Puja' festival, at a wholesale flower market in Kolkata.
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People throng a flower market during the ongoing Durga Puja festival, in Chennai.
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A man looks at the marigold garlands before buying during the Maha Saptami of Durga Puja, in Guwahati.
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Flower vendors at a wholesale flower market during Durga Puja celebrations, in Kolkata.
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Garland vendors wait for customers during the ongoing Shardiya Navratri festival, at a wholesale market in Prayagraj.
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A man collects water lily in a canal, in Nadia district.
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People buy flowers ahead of the Varalakshmi Vrath festival at Rajiv Gandhi Flower Market in Vijayawada.
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A lotus flower, election symbol of BJP party, blooms in a pond, at BJP HQ in New Delhi.
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Vendors carrying plastic bags filled with jasmine flowers wait for customers along a road, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Thanjavur.
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A farmer picks lotus flowers from a pond on the eve of World Environment Day, in Ghaziabad. World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year by the United Nations to stimul...
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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi (L) showers flower petals as a tribute to the contribution of frontline workers in India's fight against COVID-19, in Bengaluru.
Marigolds, Jasmine, Lillies, Roses – that are used in decoration at weddings and parties, and offered during prayers in temples, are now being destroyed by farmers as the nationwide lockdown to conatin the spread of coronavirus disrupted the flower industry.
The Sikh diaspora, all over the world has taken on the challenge to plant a million tree across India, Malaysia, Pakistan, US, UK, and many other countries, to celebrate the 550th birthday of Baba Guru Nanak, who founded Sikhism.
Not just for decoration and garnishing for restaurant dishes, flowers have arrived with a big bang in cooking too as an essential ingredient in a recipe.