Photos: Tulip Festival at Srinagar's Tulip Garden

The 30 hectare-garden presented a colourful look as 15 lakh tulip bulbs of various colours

Published: April 04, 2021 14:02 Compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor

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Visitors walk inside Kashmir's tulip garden on the foothills of Zabarwan mountain range in Srinagar. The 6-day long festival at Asia’s largest Tulip Garden is being organized by the Department of Floriculture in collaboration with the Tourism department of J&K. Image Credit: REUTERS

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A woman clicks a selfie with tulip flowers at Tulip Garden. The 'Tulip Festival' was thrown open by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan's presence at the majestic Tulip Garden, which was opened for visitors last month after two years. Image Credit: ANI

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Hundreds of visitors, locals, and tourists flocked to the garden on the first day of the festival amid an almost full bloom of the tulip bulbs to be a part of the festival. Image Credit: ANI

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The 30 hectare-garden presented a colourful look as 15 lakh tulip bulbs of various colours and 62 varieties captivated the visitors. Image Credit: ANI

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Tourists click selfie inside Tulip Garden during Tulip Festival, in Srinagar. Image Credit: ANI

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Due to the pandemic last year, the garden remained closed for visitors and incurred huge losses. This year, however, authorities have made it mandatory for visitors to wear face masks when entering the garden, as well as follow COVID-19 operating procedures. Image Credit: ANI

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A child enjoying at Tulip Garden in Srinagar. Image Credit: ANI

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The garden, formerly known as Siraj Bagh, is spread out over 30 hectares of land in the foothills of the snow-clad Zabarwan Range in the capital Srinagar. Image Credit: REUTERS

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The tulip flowers survive only for 3-4 weeks, and then in June, the gardeners clean the field by taking out all the buds manually and storing them. Then again, in November, the tulip buds are planted again along with the new ones. Image Credit: PTI

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“The opening of the garden is weather dependent. The temperatures in March have gone down from above-normal in February. There is also a prediction of rains from March 07. Image Credit: ANI

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Usually, the blooming begins by late March. The average life of a tulip flower is 20 days and can stretch to a maximum of 25 with overall bloom getting extended by adding late-blooming varieties of tulips. Image Credit: AFP

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People take a stroll during the inauguration of the Tulip festival at Tulip garden. Image Credit: AFP

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