Malabar Garden Festival begins in Kozhikode

3 days, 7 hours ago

Kerala State Youth Festival to feature five tribal dance form competitions

The State government has included five tribal dance art forms as competition events in the 63rd Kerala State Youth Festival, which commences in Thiruvananthapuram on January 4, 2025. At a press conference on December 20, 2024, General Education Minister V. Sivankutty identified the ethnic art forms as Mangalam Kali, Paniya Nritham, Paliya Nritham, Malapulayattom, and Irula Nritham. Mr. Sivankutty said …

Festival Art Competitions State Sivankutty

2 weeks ago

B2B meet to be held as part of Beypore Water Fest

The Hindu

The Tourism department will organise ‘Gateway to Malabar: A Tourism B2B Meet’ at The Raviz Kadavu on December 27 in connection with the Metro Expedition and the Beypore International Water Fest to be held from December 27 to 29. The event is expected to bring to spotlight the rich tourism potential of north Kerala, showcasing the region’s unique attractions, including …

Tourism B2B

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Cochin Carnival festivities to kick-start on Sunday

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Cochin Carnival, the most-awaited socio-cultural festival of Kochi, is set to begin early in the city. The 41st edition of the event will commence on December 8 with the commemoration of war heroes on the St Francis Church premises in Fort Kochi, and will be followed by a flag-hoisting ceremony at Vasco de Gama square on December 15. The …

Carnival Kochi Fort Kochi Cochin Cochin Carnival

2 weeks, 3 days ago

All set for Krishnaveni Sangeetha Neerajanam in Vijayawada

New Indian Express

VIJAYAWADA: The second edition of Krishnaveni Sangeetha Neerajanam, a celebration of Carnatic music, traditional crafts, and culinary heritage, will take place at Tummalapalli Kshetrayya Kalakshetram in Vijayawada from December 6 to 8. The programme celebrates legendary Telugu composers, aiming to connect audiences with classical traditions while spotlighting Andhra Pradesh’s cultural legacy. Notable attendees include MP Kesineni Sivanath, Health Minister Y …

Vijayawada

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Kashmir all set to welcome tourists with Bagh-e-Gul-e-Dawood

Hindustan Times

Close to Tulip Garden, the J&K government is going to set up a new garden, Bagh-e-Gul-e-Dawood. This garden will become a major autumn attraction in Kashmir, especially for tourists, and will be thrown open next year. The Valley is dotted with hundreds of gardens, and some gardens were established by erstwhile emperors and rulers which are now major attraction for …

Kashmir Visit Garden Gardens Tulip Garden

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Farmers' Conclave to Mark Government Anniversary

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday firmed up the schedule for the 'Praja Palana Vijayotsavalu' from December 1 to 9 to mark the first anniversary of the Congress government. During a meeting at the Secretariat on Saturday, Revanth Reddy, along with ministers Sridhar Babu and Ponnam Prabhakar, Chief Secretary A Santhi Kumari, and DGP Jitender, discussed detailed arrangements …

Hyderabad Chief Minister Telangana Revanth Reddy Secretariat Farmers Conclave

1 month ago

From Dzukou Valley To Valley Of Flowers: Discover India's Famous Flower Destinations

ABP News

India is a land of diverse landscapes and vibrant traditions and home to some of the most enchanting flower places in the world. During the monsoon season, this pristine valley transforms into a symphony of colours, with a mesmerising display of countless wildflowers, including the rare and elusive blue poppy. Dzukou Valley: This land of flowers is only known to …

India Flowers Kerala Valley Flower Munnar Dzukou

1 month ago

Kozhikode Revenue District School Arts Festival begins with off-stage events

The Hindu

The Kozhikode Revenue District School Arts Festival began on Tuesday with the off-stage events held at Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for Girls at Nadakkavu in the city. A welcome song and welcome dance will be an added attraction to the inaugural event to be held at the main venue at Malabar Christian College Higher Secondary School Ground. The main …

Festival Kozhikode

3 months, 1 week ago

On a floral trail

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: As the rest of Chennai slumbers under the early morning mist, the Koyambedu flower market springs to life with the familiar sounds of traders unloading boxes, the rhythmic clatter of handcarts, and the distinct cry of “vazhiyile nikkathe!”. In the heart of this organised chaos, flower-laden thallu vandi squeeze through narrow lanes, navigating around countless small shops, as vendors …

Kerala Chennai Onam Malayali Koyambedu

3 months, 1 week ago

TN flower farmers smell loss as Kerala mutes Onam fiesta

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: The Wayanad disaster that killed more than 400 people in Kerala seems to have had a deleterious effect on neighbouring Tamil Nadu too as hundreds of flower farmers and traders in Coimbatore have been hit by the steep slump in price and quantum of flowers sent to Kerala for Onam festival this year. The Kerala government had announced that …

Kerala Farmers Coimbatore Flower Onam Fiesta Flower Farmers

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Tourism Minister to inaugurate Malabar River Festival on Friday

The Hindu

Mohamed Riyas will inaugurate the 10th edition of the Malabar River Festival at Pulikkayam in Kodenchery at 11.30 a.m. on Friday. Several cultural programmes will be organised as part of the festival at Pulikkayam, including one by the Folklore Academy at 6 p.m on Friday and a concert led by playback singer Athul Narukara at 7 p.m. on Sunday. The …

Malabar River

5 months, 1 week ago

Ecotourism project on the anvil to throw Kadiyam flower nurseries open for tourists

The Hindu

The Department of Tourism has proposed to throw the famed flower nurseries across the Godavari delta open for tourists to explore their scenic beauty. The entire stretch of flower nurseries is flourishing in the mandals of Kadiyam, Atreyapuram, Alamuru and Mandapeta in the East Godavari district. On July 11, East Godavari Collector P. Prasanthi held talks with the managements of …

Flower Nurseries Ecotourism Project Flower Nurseries

5 months, 1 week ago

I-Day flower show in Bengaluru to showcase life and message of Dr. Ambedkar

The Hindu

This year’s Independence Day flower show at Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru, organised by the Horticulture Department, will be held from August 8 to 19. The 2024 Republic Day flower show, which was designed on the theme of social reformer Basavanna’s life and other vachanakaras, attracted a record 5.61 lakh visitors bringing in revenue of ₹2.58 crore. “We will trace …

Life Flower Ambedkar Jagadeesh

6 months, 1 week ago

Malabar River Festival to be held from July 25 to 28 in Kozhikode

The Hindu

The 10th edition of the Malabar River Festival and the International White Water Kayaking Championship will be held in Iruvazhinji and Chalipuzha at Thusharagiri in Kozhikode from July 25 to 28. The event, including pre-events, is being held across eight grama panchayats in the district, with an aim to promote white water kayaking in south India. The MRF is being …

Kozhikode Mrf District Tourism Kayakers

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Land designated for Botanical Garden in Chickballapur gets submerged in water

The Hindu

In 2011, the Karnataka government announced that five botanical gardens will be developed on the lines of the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru across the State. “We were given a land parcel of 70 acres for the development of the botanical garden near a lakebed by the district administration. Similarly, work is also going on at the Terakanahalli Botanical Garden …

Work District Mysuru Garden Gardens Chickballapur Acres

7 months ago

126th annual flower show ends in Udhagamandalam

The Hindu

The 126th annual flower show came to a close on Monday evening. The 11-day-long event, that was inaugurated by the Nilgiris District Collector, M. Aruna, at the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam, concluded with the handing over of the rolling trophies for ‘Garden of the Year’ and ‘Bloom of the Year’. Ms. Aruna handed over 37 rolling trophies to the …

Udhagamandalam 126Th Annual

7 months, 1 week ago

10-day flower show in Kodaikanal to begin on May 17

The Hindu

The annual 10-day long “Kodai vizha” and the 61st flower show is all set to begin from May 17 to 26 in Kodaikanal, said Dindigul District Collector M. N. Poongodi on Friday. Apart from organising various cultural and variety entertainment by folk artist groups, the officials would also be conducting boat race, dog show and among others during the 10-day …

Kodai Kodaikanal

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Floral arrangements inaugurated for 126th annual Ooty flower show

The Hindu

Nilgiris District Collector M. Aruna on Friday, May 3, 2024, inaugurated the floral exhibits that are set to dazzle tourist visitors to the Government Botanical Garden during the 126th annual flower show in Udhagamandalam in the Nilgiris, in a little over a week’s time. The flower show is set to take place from May 10 to May 20, and is …

Nilgiris Gbg

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Ooty flower show advanced by a week, to start on May 10

New Indian Express

NILGIRIS: The 126th annual flower show at the Government Botanical Garden in Ooty will commence on May 10 instead of May 17. District Collector M Aruna addressing a press conference on Sunday said that instead of May 17the flower show would be held from May 10. The decision to extend the number of days and advance the flower show has …

Tamil Nadu Water Tourist Nilgiris

8 months ago

Flower festival blooms as tradition fully blossoms

China Daily

The Huazhao Festival at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai is offering visitors an immersive spring tour through traditional Chinese culture. The ongoing Huazhao Festival, or flower festival, at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai is offering visitors immersive experience of traditional Chinese culture. Despite regional differences in celebrating, the resurrected Huazhao festival usually shares a number of features; hanfu, traditional Chinese attire, flower …

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8 months ago

Flower festival blooms as tradition fully blossoms

China Daily

The Huazhao Festival at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai is offering visitors an immersive spring tour through traditional Chinese culture. The ongoing Huazhao Festival, or flower festival, at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai is offering visitors immersive experience of traditional Chinese culture. Despite regional differences in celebrating, the resurrected Huazhao festival usually shares a number of features; hanfu, traditional Chinese attire, flower …

Culture Tradition Traditional Traditional Culture Yuyuan Garden Chinese Traditional Chinese Culture

8 months ago

Flower festival blooms as tradition fully blossoms

China Daily

The Huazhao Festival at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai is offering visitors an immersive spring tour through traditional Chinese culture. The ongoing Huazhao Festival, or flower festival, at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai is offering visitors immersive experience of traditional Chinese culture. Despite regional differences in celebrating, the resurrected Huazhao festival usually shares a number of features; hanfu, traditional Chinese attire, flower …

Culture Tradition Traditional Traditional Culture Yuyuan Garden Chinese Traditional Chinese Culture

8 months ago

Flower festival blooms as tradition fully blossoms

China Daily

The Huazhao Festival at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai is offering visitors an immersive spring tour through traditional Chinese culture. Wang adds that she also enjoyed the mix of new Chinese style and traditional culture, like the wearing of new-styled hanfu and qipao, as well as appreciating ancient poetry with updated interpretations. There to discuss possible collaboration with companies in the …

Culture China Yuyuan Garden Chinese Shanghai Wang Chinese Culture

8 months, 1 week ago

From Baisakhi to Ugadi: 5 popular spring harvest festivals celebrated in India

India TV News

Springtime in India brings with it a vibrant tapestry of colours, fragrances, and festivities, as communities across the country celebrate the harvest season with great fervour and joy. Here are five of the most popular spring harvest festivals that showcase India's rich heritage and deep-rooted agricultural traditions. Baisakhi Celebrated predominantly in the northern state of Punjab, Baisakhi marks the Sikh …

Festival India Spring Harvest Celebrated Bihu Baisakhi

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kollam’s Chamayavilakku festival | Embracing the feminine

The Hindu

On the 10th and 11th of the Malayalam month of Meenam, thousands of men dressed as women throng the Kottankulangara Sri Bhagavathy Temple in Kollam for its annual festival, Chamayavilakku. As per tradition, during the two-day celebration, men line up from the temple gate for the ceremonial Ezhunnallathu around 2 a.m., holding lamps with five wicks to seek the blessings …

Men Temple Kollam Chamayavilakku Festival

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Asia’s largest tulip garden thrown open to public in Srinagar

Hindustan Times

Ensconced between the Dal Lake and the Zabarwan Hills, Asia’s largest tulip garden was thrown open to the public on Saturday, officials said. A total of 73 varieties of tulips will be on display at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, earlier known as Siraj Bagh, was opened for the public as …

Department Garden Tulip

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Spring fever: Flower fest in heart of city this weekend

Hindustan Times

The Capital is all set to host a flower festival this weekend — organised by the New Delhi Municipal Council — when 14,000 varieties of flowering plants across 35 categories, along with ornate floral patterns and exhibits, will be on display in the heart of the city. The flower festival, to be held at Connaught Place’s Central Park, will be …

Festival Official Park Flower Fest Ndmc

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Spring Festival celebrations held in Guilin's parks

China Daily

On Feb 7, in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival, major parks in Guilin launched a series of diverse and entertaining activities, offering up a rich and colorful holiday feast. Zizhou Park is hosting the 2024 Guilin Spring Festival Tulip Flower Exhibition, showcasing approximately 190,000 pots of various flowers, including about 120,000 pots of tulips and a total of 50 …

Spring Park Guilin Spring Festival Festival Flower

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Spring Festival celebrations held in Guilin's parks

China Daily

On Feb 7, in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival, major parks in Guilin launched a series of diverse and entertaining activities, offering up a rich and colorful holiday feast. Zizhou Park is hosting the 2024 Guilin Spring Festival Tulip Flower Exhibition, showcasing approximately 190,000 pots of various flowers, including about 120,000 pots of tulips and a total of 50 …

Spring Park Guilin Spring Festival Festival Flower

10 months, 3 weeks ago

In Graphics | What's blooming at Amrit Udyan? What is the best time to visit?

Firstpost

If you haven’t planned your weekend yet, we have a plane lined up for you. On Thursday, President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated ‘Udyan Utsav 2024’ at the Amrit Udyan. Showcasing over 85 species of flowers besides a floral clock and a selfie point, the garden will be opened for the public from Friday. For the first time, visitors can enjoy a …

Garden Udyan

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Travel goes pink: Japan's Cherry Blossom festival is the place to be

Hindustan Times

Love travel and photography? The country’s much-awaited Cherry Blossom Festival is set to take place during spring and will see tourists from all across the globe gather for the pink outpour around late March. A rise in travellers A large number of Indians have a newfound love for Japan, especially for its postcard-pretty Cherry Blossom Festival, according to Kundan Jha, …

Festival India Japan Indian Japanese Pink Cherry Blossom

11 months, 2 weeks ago

7.5-acre botanical garden in Bathinda soon

Hindustan Times

The Bathinda municipal corporation will set up a botanical garden on 7.5 acre of land near Rose Garden where the ‘zero-concrete’ project is expected to be opened within a year. It will showcase northwest India’s rare, threatened and endangered native plants such as ‘jand’, ‘guggal’, ‘khimp’ or ‘khip’, buffel grass and roheda. According to Bathinda MC superintendent engineer Sandeep Gupta, …

Bathinda Garden

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ram temple premises in Ayodhya to be decked up with flowers from Bhopal

Hindustan Times

Bhopal, Jan 1 Bougainvillea flowers from a nursery in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal will be used to decorate the Ram temple premises in Ayodhya ahead of the consecration ceremony. HT Image Bhopal-based Nisarg nursery owner Ramkumar Rathore said his facility has received orders for the flowers and they have already dispatched two consignments each of 10,000 flowers to Ayodhya in …

Flowers Bhopal Ram Temple Temple Premises

1 year ago

Cochin Flower Show from December 22

The Hindu

The 40th annual Cochin Flower Show will begin at Marine Drive on Friday. GCDA Chairman K. Chandran Pillai said here that the flower show would be developed into the best such event in the country. The flower show is being organised over a space of 5,000 sq.ft. Cultural programmes and a New Year mega show will also be organised.

Flower

1 year, 3 months ago

Ningbo Botanical Garden: A year-round floral paradise

China Daily

A stretch of Kochia scoparia in the Ningbo Botanical Garden, East China's Zhejiang province. Among the numerous destinations where one can get immersed in the beauty of flowers is the Ningbo Botanical Garden in the city's Zhenhai district. This botanical garden is a haven for a wide variety of sought-after plants, such as sunflowers, cherry blossoms, and plum blossoms. As …

Ningbo Kochia Ningbo Botanical Garden Kochia Scoparia

1 year, 4 months ago

In search of India’s original rose gardens Lalbagh to Hanging Gardens and more

The Hindu

A garden is an idea, a delight for the eye and the imagination, an intimation of paradises lost and found. For those in search of the original rose gardens of the Mughals, the seeker has to travel to the now almost-mythic gardens of the North. Who lies beneath your spell.” There is something exquisitely sad yet beautiful at the way …

Water Tree Rose Mughal Garden Gardens Lalbagh

1 year, 4 months ago

Onam Pookalam 2023: Beautiful flower rangoli designs to celebrate the auspicious festival

India TV News

Onam is a vibrant and joyous festival celebrated in the state of Kerala, India. People decorate their homes with beautiful flower carpets called Pookalam and prepare a grand feast called Onasadya. Traditional dances like Thiruvathira Kali and Pulikali are performed, and the highlight of the festival is the snake boat races called Vallamkali. Have a look at this beautiful flower …

Onam Rangoli Pookalam King Mahabali Beautiful Flower

1 year, 5 months ago

AP to organise seafood festival from July 28 to 30

Deccan Chronicle

VIJAYAWADA: AP fisheries commissioner K. Kannababu on Friday said a three-day seafood festival will be organised in Vijayawada from July 28 to July 30, apart from Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Bhimavaram, Nellore, Hyderabad and Bangalore in the coming days. The fisheries commissioner said though Andhra Pradesh produces 50 lakh metric tonnes of fish products per annum, their domestic consumption is very low. …

Festival Seafood Kannababu Seafood Festival 30 Vijayawada Bhumi Organics

1 year, 6 months ago

Kartavya Path, Red Fort among 26 sites for Yoga Day celebrations in Delhi

Hindustan Times

International Yoga Day celebrations will be organised at 26 major sites across Delhi on June 21, the Union ministry of Ayush has stated. These 26 sites include key locations such as Kartavya Path, Red Fort, Connaught Place Central Park, Commonwealth Games Complex and major green spaces such as Nehru Park, Lodhi Garden and Coronation Park, among others. NDMC will make …

Yoga Delhi New Delhi Locations Park Garden Lodhi Garden

1 year, 6 months ago

Explore the flora at Chennai’s agri-horticultural society, now taken over by the Tamil Nadu government

The Hindu

The recently reclaimed Agri-Horticultural Society on Cathedral Road is a treasure trove for plant taxonomists, floristic officers and scholars of natural history. As a botanist, my understanding of the history of AHS and the contribution of its founding members made me visit AHS with the hope of sighting the plants that were recorded in The Handbook of Trees, Shrubs and …

Chennai Plants Trees Tree Brown Garden Madras

1 year, 7 months ago

Tourists from Across India Flock to Ooty's Annual Flower Show; Over 5.5 Lakh Full Bloom Plants on Display

News 18

To witness much-awaited 125th annual flower show in Ooty’s Government Botanical Garden in Tamil Nadu, tourists from all over the country are reaching in high numbers. This grand celebration of blooms showcases an exquisite array of flowers of 200 varieties and approximately 5.5 lakh plants in full bloom. Apart from this, the flower show features floral replicas of iconic symbols …

Flower

1 year, 7 months ago

Udhagamandalam gears up for summer festival

The Hindu

It’s May, a time when the iconic Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam turns into a burst of colours. Over 45,000 flower pots displaying a variety of blooms and 10 lakh seedlings are being readied for showcase at the 125th annual flower show that happens between May 19 and May 23. The Nilgiris district administration has planned other events to ring …

Nilgiris Flower Garden Summer Festival Exotic Flowers

1 year, 8 months ago

Botanical gardens and life on earth

The Hindu

On this Earth Day, we should celebrate the recent decision of the Tamil Nadu government to establish a large botanical garden in the State as an important and welcome piece of news. These patrons of botanical gardens not only funded but also oversaw botanical collections; a beautiful garden was an important metric of one’s prosperity and eclectic administration. Between the …

Science Research Plants Plant Garden Gardens Kew

1 year, 9 months ago

Asia's largest tulip garden in Srinagar is now open for public. All details

India Today

Asia's largest tulip garden, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, opened on Sunday for travellers to admire the beautiful flowers. The Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden opened on Sunday in Srinagar. The tulip garden is 22 km from Sheikh ul Alam International Airport. By air: The tulip garden is 22 km from Sheikh ul Alam International Airport.

Sheikh Pti Srinagar Tulip Tulip Garden Garden Opened

1 year, 9 months ago

Qingdao Plum Blossom Festival opens

China Daily

As spring arrives and the weather gets warmer, plum trees are beginning to bloom. To coincide with the season, the 23rd Qingdao Plum Blossom Festival opened on March 16 at a plum garden in the city's Licang district. An aerial view of the Qingdao Plum Garden in Licang district Guided by the Publicity Department of the Qingdao Municipal Committee of …

Festival Qingdao Plum Qingdao Plum Licang Licang District

1 year, 9 months ago

Spring Turns Parts of Srinagar into Floral Wonderland, Huge Influx of Tourists Expected

News 18

It’s officially spring season in Srinagar, and the foothills of Hari Parbat fort are dotted with pink and white flowers. The arrival of spring also marks the beginning of the tourist season which is a huge boost for the Jammu and Kashmir government. The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department is planning to celebrate the spring season across various gardens of …

Spring Kashmir Srinagar Garden

1 year, 10 months ago

35th Garden Tourism Festival kicks off in Delhi at the Garden of Five Senses

Hindustan Times

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday inaugurated the 35th Garden Tourism Festival, being organised in the Garden of Five Senses by the Delhi government. New Delhi, Feb 17 : Flowers set up in the shape of a cheetah during the 35th Garden Tourism Festival, at Garden of Five Senses, Saket, in New Delhi on Friday. The beauty of Garden …

Festival Delhi Plants Sisodia Senses Garden Of Five Senses Garden Tourism Festival

1 year, 11 months ago

Bengaluru's Lal Bagh Republic Day flower show is here. 5 things to know

Hindustan Times

The famous Lal Bagh botanical garden is back with its annual Republic Day flower show as Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated this 11-day event on Tuesday. Bengaluru's Lal Bagh Republic Day flower show is here. 5 things to know about Lal Bagh Republic Day flower show 1. The replicas of Mud fort, Bull temple, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru Palace, Karnataka …

Bengaluru Karnataka 5 Things Flower Lal Bagh Lal Bagh Republic Day

1 year, 11 months ago

Pongal 2023: Best places to visit in Tamil Nadu during the festival

Hindustan Times

As the largest festival in the state of Tamil Nadu, Pongal is a time of celebration and thanksgiving for the abundant harvests of the past year. Pongal 2023: Best places to visit in Tamil Nadu during the festival MADURAI One of the best places to experience the full extent of Pongal's festivities is Madurai where temples conduct special rituals and …

Festival Tamil Nadu Madurai Coimbatore Visit Temple Salem

Malabar Garden Festival begins in Kozhikode

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