Thursday 21 December 2017

Lal bagh botanical garden, Bengaluru, India

Lal Bagh lake
Lalbagh botanical garden is situated in the heart of the city of Bengaluru (previously Bangalore) in India. Bengaluru is known as the garden city of India and Lalbagh which spreads about forty acres is a huge paradise of lush greenery, trees, beautiful flowery plants, ponds, and a lake.

Nature at its best
This garden was built by Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore in the seventeenth century which was later developed by his son Tippu Sultan. Following this, the British, the Rajahs of Mysore and after the independence dedicated officials toiled hard to add more and more beauty to this amazing garden. The notable names in the British rule are Sir Mark Cubbon and Sir John Cameron. Dr. M. H. Marigowda, who was the Superintendent of the garden had put a lot of effort to develop it.

Lush greenery everywhere, a treat for the eyes!
Now it is a sprawling space of about two hundred and forty acres filled with rare plants, trees, and flowers. Truly a paradise for nature lovers!

Lalbagh lake
A must visit place

This has become a must visit spot for the tourists visiting Bengaluru. School, college students, and botanists from all over the world come here frequently as part of their study and research because this garden has a wonderful collection of rare and exotic plant species.
      
Nature in its full glory!
A beautiful park
This garden is easily accessible since it is situated a few kilometers from the Vidhan Soudha, the State legislature house at the central part of the city. I have posted only a few images here, this is a very vast place and there are so many attractions with lots of photo opportunities. Bengaluru is our neighbor State.

Check the video of this beautiful garden https://youtu.be/FS9xkI5puTU

A beautiful fountain at Lalbagh

Bengaluru is a beautiful city in India, check my old post about the amazing shopping malls in this vibrant city  https://magnificentdewdrops.blogspot.in/2013/07/shopping-malls-in-bangalore-south-india.html     

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9 comments:

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

Hi Rajiv!
Thank you for this beautiful post.
A wonderful garden, wonderful vegetation and beautiful photos.
Hugs and greetings.
Lucja

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thank you Lucja for this beautiful comment. Lalbagh is a beautiful green oasis in the middle of Bengaluru, a vibrant modern city in India. We spent only a little time over there so we could not take more pictures. Happy blogging!

Giga said...

After such a beautiful green garden you can definitely walk and walk. Regards.

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thank you for your beautiful comment, Giga. Wish you a Merry Christmas.

Sandee said...

What a beautiful place to explore.
Have a fabulous day and a very Merry Christmas. ☺

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thank you, Sandee for the beautiful post. Yes, it is a wonderful spot. Full of lush greenery and freshness all around.

George said...

This is a beautiful garden -- I think I could spend hours there. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Jenny Woolf said...

A beautiful looking gardens, what a haven on a hot day!

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thank you so much, George and Jenny:) for your beautiful comments. It is very refreshing for city dwellers to have such a huge space which is easily accessible.