Flower show 2010 in Lalbagh, Bangalore.

Posted Date: 08-Jul-2010		Category: Miscellaneous
Author: Roy George	Member Level: Gold
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Every year,a flower show is organized in Lalbagh Botanical Garden by Dept. of Agriculture & Mysore Horticulture Society on the occasion of Republic Day & Independence Day. Description of 2010 flower show attractions.

Lalbagh botanical garden, Bangalore is considered to be one of the most beautiful & diverse gardens in India. It was started by Hyder Ali and was further developed by his son Tippu sultan. The Garden is spread over 240 acres and has a good collection of botanical plants & a variety of roses (from which it got the name!). A beautiful glass house that was built in the pattern of London's Crystal Palace is the center of attraction of the garden. It houses a variety of rare species of plants from many other countries. Lalbagh botanical Garden remains open throughout the year from 9 a.m to 6 p.m daily. It is accessible through 4 different gates- Main Gate, Double Road Gate, Siddapura Gate & West Gate. The Garden gets a festive look during flower shows which are organized on the occasion of Republic Day(January) & Independence Day(August) every year. The show will continue for 1-2 weeks.

This year (2010), the flower show in Lalbagh will be started on 6 August, Friday. About 260 variety of flowers from various parts of India & abroad will be exhibited. The theme of the show is historic India Gate, selected with the aim to pay tribute to freedom fighters & martyrs. The main attraction of this year's flower show will be the huge model of India Gate made with 2.5 L roses.

Entry fee in Lalbagh:

Adults - Rs.30 on weekdays & Rs. 40 on weekends.
Children - Rs.10.
Parking - Rs.150 on weekdays & Rs.200 on weekends.
Video Camera - Rs. 50.
Still Camera - Rs.20

Entry is free for joggers from 6a.m to 9a.m & 6p.m to 7p.m.

Apart from the garden, there are many other attractions in Lalbagh. Some of them are:

1. The Glass House
2. The Museaum
3. Lalbagh Lake
4. Deer Paddock
5. Kempegowda Tower
6. Lalbagh house
7. Pigeon House
8. Statue of Sri Chamaraja Wodeyar
9. Aquarium Building
10. Bandstand
11. Lecture Hall
12. Aviary

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