India: Sky high prices of flowers dishearten buyers
The owner of a shop told a correspondent that since there are hardly any flowers produced in the islands, all the required flowers are imported from the mainland, especially from Chennai on every alternate day. “We keep them in the fridge to retain their freshness for a couple of days. Apart from daily worshippers, the other customers buy these for different occasions such as marriages, birthday parties or some other social functions. Some buy them in loose form while others go for bouquets,” he said.
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