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In Pics: Asia's Largest Tulip Garden In Srinagar Open For Public

Asia's largest Tulip Garden in Srinagar was opened for the tourists on Wednesday by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah

  • The garden's opening marks the beginning of Tulip show 2025 and a new tourism season in Kashmir
    The garden's opening marks the beginning of Tulip show 2025 and a new tourism season in Kashmir
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  • The garden is thrown open to public every year in the month of March when tulips bloom
    The garden is thrown open to public every year in the month of March when tulips bloom
  • This year the garden boasts more than 17.5 lakh flowers of 74 tulip varieties, many of them in full bloom
    This year the garden boasts more than 17.5 lakh flowers of 74 tulip varieties, many of them in full bloom
  • The 4,500-kanal terraced garden is located on the foothills of Zabarwan mountain range, overlooking the serene Dal Lake
    The 4,500-kanal terraced garden is located on the foothills of Zabarwan mountain range, overlooking the serene Dal Lake
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  • It remains open for four weeks every year till the tulips start to wither away
    It remains open for four weeks every year till the tulips start to wither away
  • Alongside tulips, the garden has daffodils, hyacinths, roses, ranunculi, muscaria and iris
    Alongside tulips, the garden has daffodils, hyacinths, roses, ranunculi, muscaria and iris
  • Usually, the tulip bloom starts late into March and the average life of the flower is 20 days, stretching up to 25
    Usually, the tulip bloom starts late into March and the average life of the flower is 20 days, stretching up to 25
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  • The garden was set up by Ghulam Nabi Azad, the then chief minister of the erstwhile state in 2007
    The garden was set up by Ghulam Nabi Azad, the then chief minister of the erstwhile state in 2007
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