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After the success of the Tulip Festival, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is all set to organise a six-day ‘Rose Festival’, the civic body announced on Friday.
The festival, to be organised as part of the series of the spring season’s festivals by the NDMC, will commence on Saturday and will conclude on March 7.
The civic body plans to celebrate the spirit of spring with blooming tulips, roses, and other flowers at the India-Africa Friendship Rose Garden located at the heart of the capital on the iconic Shanti Path in the Chanakyapuri area.
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As part of the festivities designed to celebrate the colours of the season, a series of events like music in the park, flower festival, and food festival is going to take place.
According to the NDMC, more than 80 varieties of roses will be on display, including Fantasia, Hasina, Country Girl, First Edition, Hakun, Christian Dior Pink Knockout, Kaladi, Night-N-Day, Cajun Spice, and many more, during the festival.
The festival will also see events like a painting competition, book discussion, felicitation of winners of photography competition, and an ‘Expert Talk’ on roses.
The NDMC is also organising “The Rose Garden Walk” for the public so they could know more about roses, especially flower lovers.
An exhibition of the paintings made by the NDMC school students will also be held for the general public in the garden where the fest is being organised.
An Indian classical music event, “Music in the Park”, will be organised after the rose fest, on the 9th of March, as part of its closing ceremony at the famous Nehru Park.
According to the civic body, it is reaffirming the commitment to enhance New Delhi’s beauty and vibrancy through various initiatives, including the flower plantation, serving as a testament to the council’s relentless pursuit of a more aesthetically pleasing and prosperous national capital.
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