A 54 year old Fragrance

He grabbed some flowers from his daily bunch and paste it in a white board in form of a goddess , people appreciated him on his novel experiment. This new venture by S Sarangan paved way to the fast moving decoration business in Chennai.

S Sarangan flower shop in Mylapore holds the history of 54 years being the one stop shop for all floral decoration needs of city. They receive orders from all part of world and export products with soothing fragrance. This shop was started by S Sarangan in 1962 as a small room near to Kapaleeshwarar temple, by gaining much acceptance by people the shop ‘flourished’. Now they are the top most flower sellers and decorators of Chennai. Now they are well advanced with the offer ‘sending flowers to your loved ones anywhere in Chennai is just a call away’.

 “There is no shortcut for success for us it is the quality we maintain. Even if artificial flowers and other decorative materials gain importance in public we insist more to natural flowers.” Says S Ramesh , son of Sarangan and current owner of the shop . He also commented that for some it is a matter of luck. If some important function happens in their home, flower form Sarangan shop is inevitable. To provide flowers for the three generations of a family is a blessed moment for the shop.

Shops history is very rich from designing set for AVM production to celebrity marriages and Thirukalyanam in temples etc. Flowers are collected from Koyembedu and ooty , the rare flowers are imported from Thailand. The long list of marriage hall designs, bride hair designs and garland designs in Rajesh’s ipad explains them as the ace decorators.

“The wedding and events culture had changed in city. All are hi-fi , bride and groom sends their suggestions through whats app. We design things with their suggestion and send back. People need variety in each phase” says K Kumaravel, Worker for 17 years While busy designing a garland of cardamom.

While leaving the shop after checking the quality of each garland Rajesh made sure that the jasmine bud garland round his father’s photograph was right in position.