Kashmir: Visuals of Asia’s largest tulip garden tourism season 30stades
Asia’s largest tulip garden in Kashmir welcomes visitors every spring, marking the beginning of the tourism season in the Valley. Spread of 30 acres, the garden was earlier called Siraj Bagh and later renamed as the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden. It was opened in 2008 by then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Built on a sloping ground, the Tulip garden has seven terraces. Over 15 lakh flowers of 64 varieties will bloom this year. Apart from tulips, hyacinths, ranunculus and daffodils are also now part of the garden, situated in the lap of the Zabarwan mountains and next to Dal Lake. Wasim Nabi has captured the beauty of the mountain ranges, tulips, and other flowers through his lens:
Kashmir's Tulip Garden is the largest in Asia. Pic: Wasim Nabi
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Tulips in beautiful hues are spread across the garden. Pic: Wasim Nabi
It is in the lap of the Zabarwan mountains and next to Dal Lake. Pic: Wasim Nabi Apart from tulips, hyacinths, ranunculus and daffodils are also now part of the garden. Pic: Wasim Nabi Over 15 lakh flowers of 64 varieties will bloom this year. Pic: Wasim Nabi
The garden was earlier called Siraj Bagh and later renamed as the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden. Pic: Wasim Nabi It was opened in 2008 by then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. Pic: Wasim Nabi Built on a sloping ground, the Tulip garden has seven terraces. Pic: Wasim Nabi
Lakhs of visitors come to see the garden every spring, which lasts from March to late April. Many Bollywood movies have also been shot in this world-famous garden. Pic: Wasim NabiTourists are already pouring in the Valley to enjoy the natural beauty. Pic: Wasim Nabi
(Wasim Nabi is a Srinagar-based freelance multimedia journalist).