The prices of vegetables, flowers, and fruits have seen a steep hike in Bengaluru ahead of the Gowri-Ganesha festival on Friday and Saturday (September 6 and 7).
While the prices of vegetables have been on the higher side for some months now, the prices of flowers went up by hundreds before the festival. On Thursday, September 5, 1 kg of tube rose was selling at anywhere between ₹100-₹150 in wholesale market (K.R. Market) and ₹250 per kg in retail markets (Basavanagudi, Jayanagar). Sevanthige (chrysanthemum) was selling at ₹80-₹100 per kg in wholesale and ₹100-₹160 per kg in retail. It was selling at less than ₹100 per kg even in retail before the festival season set in.
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