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Asia's largest tulip garden in Kashmir opens for tourist, see pics inside
Asia's largest tulip garden in Srinagar, a well-known landmark, opened to the public on March 19.
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The Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden, Asia's largest tulip garden, ensconced between Dal Lake and the Zabarwan hills in Srinagar opened to the public on Sunday. (ANI)
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The garden, also known as Siraj Bagh, has 15 lakh tulips of 68 varieties. (AFP)
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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the opening ceremony said that the tulips will bloom in the garden this year. (AFP)
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Lauding the efforts of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Sinha said whatever successes the administration has achieved in the last few years, the credit goes to the people. (AFP)
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The garden has other spring flowers, such as hyacinths, daffodils, muscari and cyclamens, on display, said Inam-ul-Rehman, in charge of the garden. (HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)
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"Every year we expand this garden and new varieties are displayed here. This year, we have extended the fountain channel," he said. (PTI)
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He further said that when the garden blooms fully, there will be a rainbow of tulips. (PTI)
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