In Pictures: Asia’s largest Tulip Garden Opens For Visitors in Srinagar

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Debi Dhar

March 25, 2021 3:40 am No Comments

Kashmir’s iconic Tulip garden on the foothills of Zabarwan hills was thrown open for visitors on Thursday by the authorities. [Mubashir Khan/ Greater Kashmir]

   
Fifteen lakh Tulips of more than 64 varieties are in bloom at the garden while flowers of other species like hyacinths, daffodils and ranunculus are also in blossom on the sidelines of the Tulip Garden. [Mubashir Khan/ Greater Kashmir]

Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department is celebrating the Tulip festival at the garden from Thursday to promote tourism in the valley after a pandemic-destroyed year. [Mubashir Khan/ Greater Kashmir]

Previously known as Siraj Bagh, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden was opened in 2008 by the then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. [Mubashir Khan/ Greater Kashmir]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, took to Twitter and posted a picture of the garden urging people to visit it to enjoy the hospitality of people of J&K. [Mubashir Khan/ Greater Kashmir]

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