This story appears in the May 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. A few years ago I was on an assignment in India. I had a day off, so I went to the Mullick Ghat flower market in Kolkata.

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The taxi driver and flower vendor were killed instantly, while Vandre survived. All of them were trapped their vehicles and ...

Workers pack flowers at the Kunming Dounan Flower Market in Southwest China's Yunnan province, Jan 31, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] KUNMING -- The Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh-cut flower ...

Flower valleys are scattered all over India, from the north to the south and east to west. No matter where you go in the country, you're likely to find one of these beautiful valleys.

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