Inauguration of Asia's Biggest Tulip Garden in Kashmir

Asia's largest tulip garden, which could also become the world's second largest, was today thrown open to the public in Srinagar.Sonia Gandhi inaugurating this Tulip Garden on the foothills of Zabarwan in Srinagar today. Known as ‘Siraj Bagh’, situated on the banks of the world famous Dal Lake and only a few minutes drive from the city centre through the Boulevard Road.The garden has more than 60 varieties of early, mid, late and very late blooming tulips, spreading a rainbow of red, orange, purple, white, pink, parrot and yellow colours.Over 12 lakh tulips are blooming in the garden, which is spread over 600 kanals of land.
Thousands of Indian and foreign tourists are expected to visit the garden today.For Kashmiris It's a Tulip Festival Day.
Even before the inauguration of the garden, the state authorities have received requests from three major Bollywood film producers for shooting in the garden this year.Calls are also made form Hollywood Industry even more beforer.
Recent snap shots of the garden.....

 

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boundless to be merge with nature...that too with flowers..wow..Wish your dream comes true....heee... heeee..... If don't mind take me with you....

 

Re: Inauguration of Asia's Biggest Tulip Garden in Kasmir

Thanks for your fb Aharia

 

Thanks for your fb Zeenat

 

Me too Deepali..asked Saraswathi to take me with her.....what about you????