Throughout India, markets are always bustling with flower vendors, selling freshly cut marigolds, roses and lotus flowers. Devotees offer flowers and flower garlands to Hindu deities such as Lakshmi, ...
Ahead of festival seasons, traditional marigold flowers are being replaced by exotic options such as orchids, lilies, and chrysanthemums for festive decor. This shift has resulted in higher demand ...
Credit: Louise Kennerley Deb de Wilde, an obstetric social worker at the Mater Hospital in Sydney, has spent 35 years working with women ... a tattoo to commemorate it. She chose three flowers ...