JOIN USMysuru Palace rings in New Year with flower show
The Amba Vilas Palace gardens, Varaha Park, will host a New Year Flower Show till January 4.The Palace Board, has curated thousands of flowering plants of various species for the show. Must see, are the musical instruments and land and aquatic animals made from roses and vegetables.
Around 20,000 flowers have been used to make a seven-and-a-half-foot statue of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the 24th ruler of the princely Mysuru State. Pink, yellow, red and white Dutch roses, orchids and bird of paradise flowers have been used. Barring the face, the rest of the statue has been created on a water sponge.
To add regal value, life size statues of soldiers and police in khaki stand guard on either side. A carved cardboard Gandabherunda, the royal emblem of the Mysuru maharajas, completes the picture.
A replica of Chamundi Hills, with a cardboard facade of Goddess Chamundeshwari Temple can also be seen. A cardboard Mahishasura and a gold plated Nandi are other attractions, said J Umashankar, the artist behind the flower show.
Musical instruments like tabla, mridangam and guitar made from jam tomatoes and roses and a veena of white chrysanthemums and dutch roses are visual treats to not be missed. So are the rose penguins, dolphins and ducks.
Assistant Horticulture Officer of the Palace Board Ramakrishna told Deccan Herald, “In all, 10,000 pots have been arranged, with flowering plants like marigold, cosmos, sunflower, guinea and dalia among others. It is a sight to behold, when the show is illuminated between 7.30 pm and 8 pm. Visitors to the palace can view the flower show with an additional charge of Rs 10, from morning till evening hours. After 5.30 pm, only Rs 10 will be charged for visitors to the show, which will be open till 8.30 pm.
Earlier on in the day, Deputy Commissioner C Shikha, also the executive officer of the Palace Board, inaugurated the show. MLA M K Somashekar, Board Director B G Indiramma and Deputy Director T N Subramanya were present.