Mirzapur, a village situated 20 km away from Indore city, celebrates Diwali by brightening up the houses in the entire district in its own way. The village supplies 80% of the flowers during the season to Indore, Dhar, Dewas, Khandwa, Surat, and other nearby towns. Thus, Diwali in Mirzapur is not a vacation but a celebration of their hard work. During this time, even the smallest farmer in the village gets a phenomenal pricing for his flower yield. The flowers, mostly the white Sevanthi and Genda, are sold at Rs. 120–150 per kg around Diwali season. “We are able to sell at Rs. 10,000 per quintal and each farmer in the village has a minimum of two quintals per day. Though this spurt in income...
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