‘Vasantholsavam’ to be held in city from Dec. 23 to Jan 2

Vasantholsavam, the yearly angiosperm and airy amusement organised by the Tourism section and District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), volition statesman connected December 23 turning the superior metropolis colourful and luminous during the Christmas and New Year season. This variation of the festival of flowers astatine Kanakakkunnu Grounds successful the metropolis is curated by Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute, Palode.

The visually fascinating lawsuit volition beryllium a treble delight for visitors with the airy festival illuminating the city’s streets and practice structures during this period. The illumination activities of the Tourism section person been acceptable up astatine a outgo of ₹1.18 crore. 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, individuals and nurseries tin instrumentality portion successful the competitions, wherever determination volition beryllium abstracted first, 2nd and 3rd prize winners, too wide champions successful each category.

Interested parties tin taxable applications to the DTPC bureau astatine Vellayambalam successful the metropolis earlier 5 p.m. connected December 12, said a connection present connected Wednesday. More than 25,000 plants volition beryllium connected show astatine ‘Vasantholsavam,’ isolated from astir 15,000 plants successful the competitions category. An expo of angiosperm decoration, arsenic good arsenic its competition, volition beryllium held for adults and students. Visitors tin besides bargain flowers and plants from the stalls enactment up by nurseries. The expo volition extremity connected January 2.