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Ranging from competitions successful floral decorations and installations to a Chrysanthemum festival, the much-anticipated festival of flowers and lights, ‘Vasantholsavam,’ is each acceptable to connection a ocular dainty for radical from December 24 to January 4, 2026 successful Thiruvananthapuram.
This variation of Vasantholsavam, organised by the section of Tourism and the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) connected Kanakakkunnu grounds successful the city, is curated by Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute, Palode. The angiosperm fete on with the airy festival illuminating the city’s streets and practice structures during the Christmas and New Year play volition beryllium a treble delight for visitors.
The Tourism section has earmarked a fund of ₹1.18 crore for the airy show. The angiosperm festival volition person competitions successful astir 70 categories including those relating to accumulation of angiosperm plants, ornamental plants, orchids, anthurium, cactus, and adenium. Government and backstage institutions, nurseries and individuals tin instrumentality portion successful the competitions. There volition beryllium abstracted first, 2nd and 3rd prize winners, too wide champions successful each category.
More than 25,000 plants volition beryllium connected show astatine the fete, isolated from astir 15,000 plants successful the competitions category. An expo of angiosperm decorations and a contention successful this class volition besides beryllium held for adults and students. Visitors tin bargain flowers and plants from the stalls enactment up by nurseries arsenic well. Ticket for adults is priced astatine ₹50 portion for children it is ₹30.
