<p><br> Vendors sell bouquets at the flower markets near the Mahalaxmi train station in Mumbai.</p>

Vendors at the Flower Markets


Vendors sell bouquets at the flower markets near the Mahalaxmi train station in Mumbai.

Photograph by Palani Mohan/Getty Images

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