10-05-2025
Three-day annual Rose Show begins in Ooty
Emphasising the need to protect the oceans was the message, the 20th annual Rose Show being held at the Government Rose Garden in Udhagamandalam had multiple exhibits about sea creatures and the need to preserve them.
More than two lakh roses were used in exhibits that were made to resemble dolphins, penguins, sea pearl, seahorse, blue whale, turtle, sea snails, manatees and different kinds of fish that were on show at the rose show.
Different exhibits were also put up by the horticulture departments from Krishnagiri, Thanjavur and Kallakurichi. The departments also organised various cultural events.
Home rose gardens will also be judged for their beauty and maintenance and the winners will be felicitated with awards at the end of the rose show.
The Nilgiris district administration said that the Rose Show will continue till May 12 and urged visitors to visit the Government Rose Garden.
The Rose Show was inaugurated by Chief Whip of the Tamil Nadu government, K. Ramachandran, Nilgiris District Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru, Nilgiris district superintendent of police N.S. Nisha, and P. Kumaravel Pandian, Director of Horticulture and Plantation Crops.
According to officials from the department of horticulture, thousands of people are expected to visit the Rose Garden during the rest of the weekend and on Monday. The event is being held alongside the Spices Show in Gudalur, which was inaugurated on Friday and will continue till Sunday.
As a result of the Rose Show, which is one of the main show-piece events of the annual summer festival in the Nilgiris, many parts of Udhagamandalam town witnessed traffic jams, especially along the Ettines Road. Traffic diversions were also put up in many places to prevent major gridlocks.
