Half a million roses sold day before Valentine's at Indian flower market
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-02-14 15:23:09
A man holds bunches of roses he purchased at Kolkata's biggest wholesale flower market at Howrah beside the river Hooghly on February 13, 2017 in India. Photo: Samir Jana/Hindustan Times/ Getty Images/ CFP
Editor's Note:
Business bloomed ahead of Valentine’s Day for rose sellers at Kolkata, India’s largest wholesale flower market, where vendors reported selling more than 500,000 roses on February 13, 2017. Photos: Samir Jana/Hindustan Times/ Getty Images/ CFP

Vendors sell roses at Kolkata's biggest wholesale flower market at Howrah beside the river Hooghly on February 13, 2017 in India. Photo: Samir Jana/Hindustan Times/ Getty Images/ CFP
Bouquets of roses are displayed for sale at Kolkata's biggest wholesale flower market at Howrah beside the river Hooghly on February 13, 2017 in India. Photo: Samir Jana/Hindustan Times/ Getty Images/ CFP
A man walks with a bouquet balanced on his head at Kolkata's biggest wholesale flower market at Howrah beside the river Hooghly on February 13, 2017 in India. Photo: Samir Jana/Hindustan Times/ Getty Images/ CFP