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KR Market Flower Market

Bengaluru's big wholesale flower market, where temples, weddings and florists buy marigold, mallige (jasmine), roses, chrysanthemum and kanakambara in bulk before dawn.

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Flower sellers with heaps of marigolds and jasmine at KR Market
Photo: Kiran Jonnalagadda, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Source

Why it’s worth it

Go before 7 am, when the flower trade is at its peak (about 4:30–8 am) and garlands are strung in front of you. Entry is free, and KR Market metro station is next door.

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