Fresh flowers are being sold at a wholesale flower market in Chennai. The farmers’ market at Tiruvallur caters to over 50 per cent of Chennai’s ornamental needs. From miles away, the enchanting fragrance of fresh flowers fills the air. Go a bit further and you will encounter the sight of acre upon acre covered with a dazzling array of flowers — jasmine, firecrackers flower ( kanagambaram), marigold ( samandi) and country roses. Here in Tiruvallur district, nearly 20 km away from Chennai, are grown over 50 per cent of the flowers sold in Chennai. And the nerve centre of this activity is the 10-year-old flower market, the only one of the nearly 20 farmers' markets in the city where only flowers are sold. Of the nearly 50-60 tonnes of flowers sold at Koyambedu wholesale market daily, nearly 20-30 tonnes come from the Tiruvallur flower market. The 45 shops in the market also cater to the needs of neighbouring districts such as Kancheepuram and Vellore in addition to meeting local demand. Over 5,000 kg of flowers is sold every day. At the Tiruvallur market, the price of flowers is at least 15 per cent less than in other retail outlets, said M. Lepaksheeswar, deputy director of Agriculture (Tiruvallur). “The market here is located at a very convenient location. It is very close to the railway station and bus terminus, Hence it is very convenient for wholesalers to transport the flowers in bulk,” said 58-year-old S. Parthasarathy, who has been cultivating marigold and jasmine for nearly two decades. Source : http://www.thehindu.com This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience! Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and [email protected] To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=WildFilmsIndia Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com