Hyderabad, Oct. 18 -- By Veena Nair and Bushra Khan

Baby Charanya is in deep slumber in the safe arms of her mother, Sarika, at Gudimalkapur Flower Market. The just-turned-one toddler, wrapped in a yellow cloth, is fast asleep, even as the world around her is in deep contrast-people rushing about, yelling at each other, tempers soaring high, and intense bargaining filling the air.

Vendors tend to customers at Gudimalkapur Flower Market: Siasat.com/ Veena Nair

Gudimalkapur Flower Market is Hyderabad's primary wholesale flower hub. A normal day begins as early as 3 am and lasts until dusk-buzzing with customers and buyers, wholesale merchants and retailers. Famous for its massive quantities of jasmine, marigolds, roses, lilies, and chrys...