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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.
The Hindu
09-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Three-day Spices Show begins in Gudalur
The 11th Spices Show was inaugurated at the Morning Star Higher Secondary School in Gudalur here on Friday. The show was inaugurated in the presence of Tamil Nadu Minister of Information and Publicity M.P. Saminathan, Chief Whip of the Tamil Nadu government and Coonoor MLA K. Ramachandran, Nilgiris Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tannneeru, and Nilgiris District Superintendent of Police, Hundreds of kilograms of various spices, produced locally and from across the State were used in the creation of exhibits that resembled the Coonoor Railway Station, butterflies, a map of India and of jallikattu. The Nilgiris district administration said that the show-piece feature at the Spices Show was an exhibit resembling the Coonoor Railway Station, which was 13-feet-long, 5-feet in height and 4-feet in width. It is estimated to weigh around 274 kg. The administration also stated that stalls featuring spices and produce from 36 private enterprises and 16 government departments were on show during the show. They added that the Spices Show was organised to spread awareness among farmers and the public about the spices that can be produced and traded in the region. The Spices Show will be held till May 11 (Sunday). Meanwhile, the Ooty Rose Show, one of the main attractions of the summer festival season, will be inaugurated on May 10 (Saturday).
The Hindu
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Vegetable show concludes in The Nilgiris
The valedictory function of the 13th Vegetable Show, the event that kickstarts the summer festival season in the Nilgiris, was held at Nehru Park in Kotagiri on Sunday. As part of the show, vegetables that were exhibited by the Department of Horticulture for vegetable gardens were given away. Rolling prizes and prizes for vegetable kitchen garden competitions in Coonoor, Udhagamandalam and Kotagiri were also handed over. And, special prizes for the different government departments for successfully conducting the vegetable show were also presented. Thousands of tourists thronged the park to witness the show. Present at the valedictory function was H.R. Kaushik, Additional Collector, and officials from the Nilgiris district administration. The next summer show will be the Spices Show in Gudalur from May 9 to 11 and the Rose Show in Udhagamandalam from May 10 to 12.
The Hindu
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Summer festival season kicks off with inauguration of vegetable show in Kotagiri
The summer festival season in the Nilgiris officially kicked off on Saturday with the inauguration of the 13th Vegetable Show at Nehru Park in Kotagiri. The show, which will continue till Sunday, will be followed by Spices Show from May 9th to 11th in Gudalur, the Rose Show at the Government Rose Garden in Udhagamandalam from May 10th to 12th, the 127th Flower Show at the Government Botanical Garden from May 16 to 21, the 65th Fruit Show in Coonoor Sims Park from May 23rd to 25th and the first ever Plantation Crops Show at Kattery Park near Coonoor from May 30th to June 1. Speaking to reporters at the event, the Nilgiris district Collector, Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru, said the main attractions at the vegetable show this year were the massive exhibits made entirely out of vegetables, which included an exhibit on jallikattu created using 2.5 tonnes of brinjals, potatoes, radishes and carrots. Vegetables were also used to create exhibits themed around Silambam, Thanjavur dolls, and species of fauna, among others. Horticulture departments from Coimbatore, Kanchipuram, Viluppuram, Erode, Theni, Tiruvannamalai and Tiruppur also had stalls featuring exhibits made out of vegetables. The Collector also appealed to the public to apply for e-passes before visiting the Nilgiris and to also avoid using banned plastic products. Also present at the event was Nilgiris district Superintendent of Police Joint Director of Horticulture, Nilgiris district, Shibila Mary and other top officials from the district administration. Thousands of tourists are expected to visit the Nehru Park over the weekend.
