Walking through a flower market almost anywhere in India is quite a fascinating experience. 
There's sackfuls of flowers - the centre of all the trading activity between wholesalers and retailers.
You can buy them in kilos. They are picked up in handfuls and weighed in the most simple scales. 
This flower market in Madurai is a relatively new construction, quite different in its ambience from a traditional flower market, which would often have a thatch or tiled roof and would invariably be in the centre of town. The old flower market which is now shut down was located close to the famous Meenakshi temple. 
The loading and unloading of nature's bounty as people live their daily lives in prayer and in work.
The new brick and concrete construction offers spacious stall space and rooms for storage. The old market spaces had their own charm and organic planning.
I am including below a link to an article in the Times of India, June 24, 2012 on: Madurai flower market exploding in colours
Bazaar tours in India :
Bazaar Tour 1 : Dadar Flower Market, Mumbai
Bazaar Tour 2 : Antique market, Mumbai
Bazaar Tour 3 : Varkala, Kerala
Bazaar Tour 4 : Gandhi Bazaar, Bangalore
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