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The Hindu
24-05-2025
- The Hindu
Dindigul lock, Ayakudi Guava, Kodaikanal Hill Garlic all made up of flowers captivate people at Kodaikanal flower show
Dindigul lock, Ayakudi Guava, and Kodaikanal Hill Garlic, all made up of flowers, were the highlight of the inaugural day of the 10-day annual summer festival and 62nd flower show at Bryant Park in Kodaikanal on Saturday. The flower show was inaugurated by Dindigul Member of Parliament. R. Sachithanantham and Dindigul Collector S. Saravanan in the presence of Additional Chief Secretary of Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department K. Manivasan, Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department V. Dakshinamoorthy and Director (In-charge) of Horticulture and Plantation Crops B. Murugesh. The opening day of the event witnessed a decent crowd. The authorities said that they expected an increase in the number of visitors in the coming days. The government was organising the summer festival and flower show to showcase the art and culture of Tamil Nadu and the festival would be held till June 1. The people were captivated by over 70,000 flowers that were arranged in various shapes and sizes. Flowers from across the globe were displayed at the event. Flowers were arranged in the shape of peacocks and elephants were carved out of vegetables. There were also messages to create awareness among the tourists to avoid the use of plastic and protect the environment and wildlife Some of flowers on display included Salvia, Delphinium, Ornithogalum, Gazania, Penstemon, Verbena, Coreopsis, Dahlia, Lilium, Antirrhinum, pansy, Marigold, Dianthus, Zinnia, California Poppy, etc. Basic facilities including drinking water and toilet facilities, parking, transportation facilities and other arrangements were made to prevent traffic congestion. People were seen enthusiastically clicking photographs and selfies with the flowers on display. Cultural programmes, art performances and various competitions have been organised as part of the event. The authorities said that they expected around 1.5 lakh tourists to visit the 10-day event.
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- The Hindu
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.
