Preparations are underway for the annual flower show at the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam. | Photo credit: SATHYAMOORTHY M.
The summer festival season is expected to begin later this week, confirmed The Nilgiris district administration officials.
The festival, which usually includes a spice show, a rose show, a flower show, a vegetable and fruit show, is usually announced well in advance so that tourists can organize their visits around the dates when the shows are scheduled to take place. However, due to this year’s elections to the State Legislature and the impasse surrounding the formation of a new government, the preparations had to be postponed.
However, efforts have now been stepped up to prepare the Government Rose Garden and Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam and Sims Park in Coonoor to host the Rose Show, Flower Show and Fruit Show, officials said.
The other two parades are not being held this year due to the election and lack of time to prepare. “The schedule is expected to be finalized in the next few days and we can expect the festival to start by the end of the week,” said an official from the district office.
Tourists have already started visiting the Nilgiris in large numbers over the past few weeks, with resorts and hotels reporting good visitor numbers.
Meanwhile, the Nilgiri Documentation Center (NDC) has invited Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to inaugurate the flower show.
“The Chief Minister’s visit is timely as the once famous Queen of Hill railway station has fallen into disrepair in recent years. Yet the city is visited by nearly four million people from all over India. No other tourist spot in India attracts so many visitors,” the NDC said in a press release.
Published – 11 May 2026 19:28 IST
