"Garland making is a sacred service. I enjoy making garlands. I make garlands for auspicious and inauspicious events. It needs a lot of patience and time. I have been making garlands in Bambalapitty for 25 years. But my children are not following my footsteps because the demand requires a lot of time, which does not allow to attend my personal commitments. I have to dedicate myself in order to keep my customers happy on delivering the garlands on time" says Annamalai Navaratnam (50), a garland maker in Bambalapitty