[ Recap ] TGIHW - Photo Walk Meetup at Bengaluru

Hey Local Guides

I’m going to share my experience in meet up TGIHW - Photo Walk Meetup At Lalbagh Botanical Garden Bengaluru and special Thanks to @SalmaanN for organising Meetup.

It’s was great experience meeting LG

Salmaan, Anand, Rahul and Dipankar sir.

We introduced ourselves to each other and Salmaan shared he’s experience about Connect Live 2018, it was great.

we explored the Lalbagh Botanical Garden first by Walk, as it is big.

We all had ice cream, and we all saw the electric car pay ride inside the Lalbagh, we took a ride, it was difficult to cover up by Walk.

We cover so many places like,

Pigeon House, Silk Cotton Trees, Bamboo Trees, Rose Garden, Lalbagh Lake, Crystal Building, Wood Carvings etc

I had an amazing time , one again thanks Salmaan for organising Meetup and looking forward for more amazing Meetup.

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Hi @SJasourH98 ,

Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Your photos are beautiful and you all look happy.

Would you like to tell us a bit more about the Botanical Garden? I`m sure it would be interesting for the other Local Guides.

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It is my pleasure to share more information @Petra_M

A Small Summary

Lalbagh or Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, meaning The Red Garden in English, is a well-known botanical garden in southern Bengaluru, India . It has a famous Glass House dating from 1889 which hosts two annual flower shows (26 January and 15 August). Lalbagh houses India’s largest collection of tropiacl plants, has a lake, and is one of the main tourist attractions in Bengaluru. Lal Bagh is also home to a few species of birds. The commonly sighted birds include Myna, Parakeets, Crows, Brahminy Kite, Pond Heron, Common Egret, Kingfisher, Spotted Owlets, Spotted kite, Spotted Pelican, Ducks, Indian Cormorant, Purple Moor Hen etc.

I took some information from Google.

as well.

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Thank you for the information @SJasourH98 . This place seems exotic and interesting for me. Once I have the chance, I`m going to visit it.

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Hi friend LG @SJasourH98 ; our @SalmaanN mentioned to me about this Meetup. Great expedition; Good collection of Photos - Congrats!

  • I think, if we walk, we get better feel of this precious area! is it not?

The following is a 1st level LIST of Places to visit, within Lalbagh Botanical Garden (a part abstract from my Google Map Review, long back): May be try some of these places, in the next trip - Thanks.

CAUTION: (as per rule) Pets are not allowed

  • Eatables limited to some areas

  • Paid parking available

  • 2 official entrances

  • Entry Gardens

  • Kempegowda Towers (4)

  • Glass House (Very famous)

  • Floral Clock (Excellent Family area)

  • Bonsai Garden (Another family area)

  • Tree Fossil

  • Directorate Building

  • Guard Room

  • Lake

  • Band Stand

  • Pigeon House

  • Topiary Garden ( Special for Children & Camera)

  • Bombax Tree

  • Horticulture Information Center

  • Pigeon Colony

  • Water Recycling Plant

  • Jaivik Krishik Society

  • Lecture Hall

  • Cactus House

  • Few Shops

  • Nursery

  • Many more… components to enjoy…

May be this is interesting for you all, dear @Petra_M

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Thanks for all the information @TravellerG , I love it.

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Thanks for sharing your recap, @SJasourH98 . The photos are amazing. How big is the crystal building? I hope it’s not easily breakable.

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Hey @IrrPavlova

i had no idea, how big it’s but I searched in Google and find out some interesting information.

The main hall of the Glass House also known as Crystal Palaceis spread across 160 ft X 80 ft. Two wings perpendicular to it measure 60ft X 40ft each.
The development of the Lalbagh garden, spread across 25 acres today , was commissioned by ruler of Mysuru, Haider Ali, in 1760 and was completed by his son Tipu Sultan.

If you want to know more about it check out this link :- https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/date-with-history-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-iconic-lalbaghs-glass-house-built-in-1889/amp_articleshow/53647928.cms

Thank You :blush:

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Thank you for sharing these details, @SJasourH98 . The Glass House is really breathtaking. I’d love to visit someday.

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@SJasourH98 बेंगलुरुु का अनुभव साझा करने के लिए धन्यवाद।

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Yes, @IrrPavlova - Glass House is one the main attractions of Lalbhagh & where the Annual Flower-Shows, take place.

You are welcome, any time, kindly consider this reply on behalf of our @SJasourH98 too…

Thanks for your comments

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Thanks for the input, @TravellerG . Have you been there also?

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Yes, dear @IrrPavlova - I have been going here from 1984!

By grace of God, TOP PHOTO of Lal Bagh (Here) is from me. My Review of Lal Bagh in detail, here - hope you will like it.

The Annual Flower-Shows (Two per year) are very popular/famous [Lal Bagh Flower Show] & very interesting.

Thanks

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@SJasourH98 Hey, Good to get connected and as you are also from Bangalore we should meet up when you guys #meetup next.

I got active on #connnect only few weeks back. Looking to meeting you

Cheers

Dinakar1

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