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MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS
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FLOWERS SELLERS
Most of the vendors do their business in the market place locally known as mandai where they have their own galas. They are very few in number. In big towns separate shops are seen, but in places of less consequence they move from house to house to distribute the hars early in the morning or sometimes in the evening. They bring fresh flowers from villages in the vicinity and sell them in the market. Sometimes
they take gardens on a contract basis to ensure an adequate supply of fresh flowers. The business gets brisk at the time of marriages, festivals and local fairs. In towns they prepare braids, garlands etc. The occupation does not require significant capital, the requirement varying between Rs. 10 and Rs. 100. A pair of scissors and thread are the implements necessary for flower sellers. A flower merchant in a big town earns from Rs. 90 to Rs. 125 per month.
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