Nagarathnamma Flower Decorators

Our shop is at 35 Street No-1, right on the Laggere Main Road. It’s a busy place, especially during the wedding season when everyone wants their cars and halls decorated. We’ve been working out of this spot for years now. It’s a family thing, so you’ll usually see my brothers and some of the older kids helping out after school. The front of the shop is usually a bit of a mess with empty crates and cut stems all over the floor. We don't spend much time on tidying up because as soon as one order goes out, another one starts. We do a lot of work for the local temples too. It means late nights and very early mornings for us. Sometimes we’re still tying garlands at two in the morning to make sure they’re ready for the sunrise prayers. We don’t have a website or anything like that. People just know where we are and they come by to talk about what they need for their functions. We write everything down in a big old notebook that’s seen better days. The traffic on Laggere Main Road is always heavy, so getting our van in and out can be a real headache. But we’ve lived here all our lives, so we know the shortcuts. It’s busy and loud and sometimes stressful, but it’s our life and we’re used to the pace. We just keep going.