Indoor Stadium - Surat
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A unique Indoor Stadium in West India for the Latest & International games as well as International Business Meetings (Free Enterprise Day) in Surat with a seating capacity of 7000 viewers, this massive fully air conditioned stadium is one of the key attractions of Surat. Inaugurated in December 1998, the complex boasts of all modern facilities and was built at a cost of Rs. 21 cores.
Hotel Holiday Inn Surat
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Hotel Holiday Inn is more than a five star hotel in Southern Gujarat it is the most preferred address to stay in Surat.
Gaurav Path at piplod - Surat
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Gaurav Path is an expressway designed and constructed by the [Surat Municipal Corporation] as a part of a plan to connect Surat City with its airport, Magdalla Sea Port and Dumas Village. The expressway replaced the prior Surat-Dumas Road and is one of the best examples of Town and City Planning in India
Dutch Cemetery - Surat
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The structure of the Old English and Old Dutch cemeteries in Surat is dominated by the largest monuments of Europeans in all over India. These graves are also some of the oldest tombs which have survived from the earliest times of British and Dutch activities at Surat.
Diamond Market - Surat
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The city is largely recognised for its textile and diamond businesses. It is also known as the diamond capital of the world and the textile capital/Manchester textile city of India, a distinction it took over from Ahmedabad.
Sims park, Coonoor - Ooty...
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Sim's Park is an unusual botanical garden that was developed back in 1874 by Mr. J.D. Sims and Major Murray. Naturally occurring trees, shrubs and creepers, are in the park as are many unusual species of plants that have been brought in from a variety of places around the world.
Rose Garden - Ooty...
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Ooty has a unique tropical mountain climate, hence the garden has the ideal climatic conditions for growing of roses.Temperature variation is less and the rainfall distribution is uniform in the locale, which results in a long flowering season. The garden is visited by thousands of tourists through out the year and even in winter, when it is not the flowering season.
Pykara falls at Ooty...
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19 km from Ooty. The river has a dam and power plant. There is a breathtaking scenery. The falls, about 6 km from the bridge on the main road, are best in July, but they are also worth visiting from August to December. There is a forest rest House at Pykara.
Pink rose - Ooty botanical garden
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The New garden developed recently, comprises the area between the front garden and the crescent-shaped pond at the bandstand. Important tree species such as Taxodium mucronatum, Pieris ovalifolia, Juniperus virginiana, Eucalyptus eugenoides, Pinus wallichiana, Photinia lindleyana, Pinus canaariensils, Ginkgo biloba, Araucaria cunninghammi and Cupressus lawsoniana are planted all over the section.
People waiting in line - Ooty botanical garden
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The garden enjoys a warm temperate climate, with an average rainfall of 140 cms, the most of which is received during south-west monsoon, with frosty nights from November to February. The maximum and minimum temperatures are 28°C and 0°C respectively.
Orange rose with dew drops - Ooty botanical garden
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A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles.
Orange rose - Ooty botanical garden
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The flower show is held for two days. The inauguration of the show is held on the first day and on the second day, prizes are distributed to winners of various competitions held in connection with flower show. About 250 exhibitors participate in different categories on the day of flower show. Several government departments and voluntary agencies also display their activities for the benefits of the flower lovers and tourists.
Ooty hill train on its way
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Ooty train is popularly known as 'toy train', moving across the beautiful hills, and plains, making the journey a memorable experience. Ooty's train runs at a maximum speed of 33 km. per hour, crossing 16 long and short tunnels and 250 bridges.
Ooty Botanical Garden -Ooty
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A garden competition is also held involving Estate Gardens, Private Cottage Gardens, Public Gardens and various other categories of gardens, to create greater awareness among flower growers. On an average, about 200 gardens compete in the event. Garden competition is held prior to the flower show and best gardens are awarded prizes and cups.
Lovely flower plants in Botanical Garden in Ooty
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The first Flower Show was organised in the year 1896 by the Chairman of Nilgiris Agri-Horticultural Society, Mr.J.H.Tremenhere, the then Collector of Nilgiris. The Government has taken over the flower show from the Nilgiris Agri-horticultural society in 1980 by forming a committee called the Nilgiris Flower and Fruit Show Committee. The flower show attracts about 150,000 tourists each year from all over the world.
Language to roses - Botanical garden at Ooty
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The present Botanical Garden is divided into 5 sections namely Lower Garden, New Garden, Italian Garden, Conservatory, Fountain Terrace and Nurseries.
Green India - Ooty botanical garden
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The Gardens have around a thousand species, both exotic and indigenous, of plants, shrubs, ferns, trees, herbal and bonsai plants. In the centre of the Gardens lie a fossilized tree trunk estimated to be 20 million years old. The Gardens consist of several lawns with flowering plants, ponds with lilies, beds of flowers and ferns laid out in an Italian style, several plots of flowering plants, a variety of medicinal plants.
Gardening in style - Ooty botanical garden
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The Government Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Udagamandalam (Ooty), Tamil Nadu state, India, were laid out in 1847. The Gardens, divided into several sections, cover an area of around 22 hectares, and lie on the lower slopes of the Doddabetta peak. The garden has a terraced layout. It is maintained by the Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department.
Floral arrangement - Ooty botanical garden
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The "Summer Festivals" is held each year during the month of May in the Botanical Garden and is an added attraction for tourists. The Flower Show is the pride of the festival. To the east of the garden is the Toda mund (hill). The Todas are the native tribe. At the mund is a display highlighting the different aspects of their traditional culture
Elephant taking bath - Ooty
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Elephants are a symbol of wisdom in Asian cultures and are famed for their memory and intelligence, where their intelligence level is thought to be equal to that of dolphins and primates.
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