The upcoming Pushpotsav (Mumbai Flower Festival) at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden and Zoo in Byculla is set ...

During the Republic Day parade, Mi-17 IV helicopters from the Indian Air Force showered flower petals on Kartavya Path. Led by Group Captain Alok Ahlawat, the helicopters carried the National Ensign ...

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.