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A busy agricultural scene from Dichaon Kalan in Najafgarh, New Delhi, shows farm laborers actively harvesting and packing cauliflower in a dense field of mature crops. The winter season marks peak harvesting time for phool gobhi, making fields like these highly active. Several workers are engaged in different stages of the process—one person carries a large basket of freshly harvested cauliflower on their head, another bends down to gather produce into containers, while a man in the foreground packs the vegetables into large plastic sacks for transport. This coordinated effort reflects the labor-intensive nature of traditional farming in India. The crop, scientifically known as Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, is a major vegetable grown in North India and widely consumed across the country