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In full bloom: Asia's largest Tulip garden open to public in Srinagar

In full bloom: Asia's largest Tulip garden open to public in Srinagar

By :  DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-04-07 05:01 GMT
The opening of Kashmir's flower garden, unfolding over 1.2 million tulip bulbs of nearly 60 varieties, marks the beginning of a new tourism season in the valley.
The opening of Kashmir's flower garden, unfolding over 1.2 million tulip bulbs of nearly 60 varieties, marks the beginning of a new tourism season in the valley.
"This year around ten lakh tulip flowers will be in bloom comprising of 53 varieties in total," an official of the Flori-culture Department said.
The idea of the garden was conceived to advance the tourism season in the Valley by two months.Last year the garden was thrown open to public on April 5. 
Girls in traditional Kashmiri attire enjoy full blooms at the garden.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed inaugurated the garden which situated on the banks of Dal Lake for public viewing.
A Jammu and Kashmiri state traffic policeman takes a "selfie" during the season's opening of Siraj Bagh.
Kashmiri traditional folk dancers perform during the season's opening of Siraj Bagh, claimed to be the largest tulip garden in Asia, on Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar.
Formerly known as Siraj Bagh, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden was opened in 2008 by the then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
In addition to the tulips, the other flowers grown in the garden include Hyacinths, Narcissus, Daffodils, Muscuria and Iris.
This year around ten lakh tulips have been planted in the garden, spread over an area of 15 hectares.
Girls click pictures in the Asia's largest Tulip garden on the foot hills of Zabarwan in Srinagar.
Gardeners work in the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar on Saturday.
Tulips are in full bloom in Asia’s largest Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar.
In full bloom: Asia's largest Tulip garden open to public in Srinagar

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