more-inFlower markets in the city are gearing up to do brisk business over the next week-and-a-half in the run-up to Onam. The colourful flower shops at Chala look even more vibrant as they receive loads and loads of flowers, especially in anticipation of the demand for Pookkalam competitions. Once schools and colleges start closing for the Onam holidays early next week, they too will move into competition mode. If we keep second-quality flowers, our business will take a hit.”Arali is costly, especially because of the demand for Vinayaka Chaturthi. “First quality flowers are expensive.

Source: The Hindu August 26, 2017 12:56 UTC