Rose Garden of Chandigarh

Rose Garden of Chandigarh

Description

Zakir Hussain Rose Garden of Chandigarh is the largest rose garden not only in India but in the whole of Asia. Spread over 30 acres of land, this garden has more than 50,000 roses, including 1,600 varieties of roses. The special thing of this garden is that it is not just the rose flowers here, there are also plants which are famous among the people for their medicinal properties.

Every year in Chandigarh, a Rose Festival (Mahotsava) is also organized as a cultural event. Every year the festival is celebrated in the months of February to March, and it is celebrated to honor the roses, enhancing their magnificence and beauty. Many swings, food arrangements, many competitions for residents and institutions are also exhibited in this daily festival.

• The famous Zakir Hussain Rose Garden of Chandigarh is one of the largest rose gardens in Asia.

• 1600 species of roses are seen in this rose festival spread over 30 acres.

• 50,000 rose plants have also been displayed in 1600 species.

• There is no fee to see the Rose Festival. People can watch it for free from 10 am to 8 pm.

• In the event of Rose Festival 2018 itself, an expenditure of about 55.67 lakhs has been incurred. Tourists are coming from all over the country and abroad to see it.

• Many competitions and recreational activities have also been arranged to make the festival attractive.

• Helicopter can also be reached in Rose Garden. A person spends Rs 2,380 in this 7 to 10 minute ride.

• Cultural competitions include brass and pieb band, flower hat menking, folk dance, Mr. and Mrs. Rose, Paheli competition, Antakshari etc.

• There are 50 gardeners to maintain this Rose Garden spread over 30 acres.

• He has planted 15,000 roses with two months of hard work. Everyone else is already there or brought in from outside. 

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Rock Garden of Chandigarh

Description

The thing is to go to Chandigarh and if the rock garden is not visited, it cannot happen. The Rock Garden is located between the Sukhna Lake and the Capitol Complex in Sector 1 of Chandigarh, this garden is a prominent and popular tourist spot in the city of Chandigarh, also known as Nekchand Rock Garden. Every year thousands of tourists from all over the country come to see this garden.

Rock Garden is a wonderful and outstanding symbol of the creativity and imagination of Nek Chand Ji. In this garden, Nekchand has created many sculptures and artefacts from domestic, urban and industrial waste.

Nekchand was an employee who spent most of the day cycling around tube lights, broken bangles, porcelain utensils, wires, auto parts, sugar cups, flush seats, bottle caps and useless dumped items and sectors here They used to keep depositing in one and whenever they got some time from their jobs, they used to sit and make excellent and excellent sculptures and other artefacts from these things. People were stunned after seeing these idols.

Apart from these sculptures, the garbage in this garden, eating forks, sports pills and terracotta vessels are shown in the shape of humans, animals and imaginary creatures. In the garden you will also find 14 breathtaking chambers including waterfalls, pools, winding pathways. Also you will get to see an open theater here where many cultural activities take place.

Tourists visiting here are surprised to see these idols, temples, palaces etc. how a person can create such magnificent works with useless items. The fame of Rock Garden has now reached the hearts of tourists and art lovers from abroad.

Let us tell you that the rock garden is open for twelve months and seven days of the year, but most of the tourists prefer to go here in winter because the humidity and the heat of the season emanates from the garden walls during the summer days. . Tourists come here even in summer but their number is less than in winter.

Opening and closing Time

(April to September) - 9 AM to 1 PM and 3 PM to 7 PM

(October to March) - 9 AM to 2 PM and 2 AM to 6 PM

A ticket of Rs 30 per person is charged for entry.

If you come inside once, then after that you cannot go inside that ticket again.

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