Photos: Asia's largest Tulip Garden opens for visitors in Srinagar

Blooming tulips pictured as Asia’s largest Tulip Garden open to visitors on March 23, featuring 15 lakh Tulips of different colours, in Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary A.K. Mehta inaugurated the Garden saying that Kashmir has recorded the highest ever footfall of tourists during the last six months.

The famous Tulip garden was also thrown open for the general public Wednesday.

A large number of tourists and locals thronged the garden on the first day where a series of musical and cultural events were being organised to amuse the visitors.

After inaugurating the Tulip festival at Asia's largest Tulip garden which is situated on the banks of the Dal Lake with the Zabarwan mountain range in its background in Srinagar, the chief secretary told the mediapersons that in the month of March so far, Kashmir has recorded the highest ever tourist footfall and in the last six months the number of tourists visiting Kashmir remained an all-time high.

Mehta said the figure is the highest ever so far compared to any season whether Covid or before, adding that the government is expecting further increase in the tourist footfall during the coming months.

Tulip Garden has played a vital role in boosting tourism in Kashmir.

Tulip Festival attracts tourists before the summer season from all over the world and also helps open more employment avenues for the locals.

15 lakh tulips of 68 varieties will bloom in the garden this season.

The flowers will bloom fully in the famous garden in the coming days.

A woman takes a selfie at Tulip Garden after it reopened for the public, in Srinagar on Wednesday.

The garden is built on sloping ground in a terraced fashion. Apart from tulips, many other species of flowers - hyacinths, daffodils and ranunculus - have been added.

Visitors at Tulip Garden after it reopened for the public, in Srinagar on Wednesday.

Security personnel patrol near Asia’s largest Tulip Garden, in Srinagar.