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The Red Garden of Bangalore

If you have a keen interest in the history of Bangalore then you must be aware of the importance Lalbagh holds for this city. But because of being a Delhite, I was completely unaware of the beauty of this place.

When I went to Bangalore for the first time, I just thought of exploring the city on my own. I quickly googled it and found Lalbagh at the first place. Next thing I did was to take an auto-rickshaw from the brigade road which costed me around Rs 80. My auto-rickshaw dropped me at the main gate of Lalbagh. Lalbagh actually has four gates Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern that leads to different sections of the city. There was no ticket charged as they have a specific timing (6 am - 9 am and 5:30 pm to 7 pm) during which they do not charge a single penny from the visitor, else the ticket cost was Rs 20 and the garden is kept open for all the visitors from 6 am to 7 pm.

The moment I entered, I was mesmerized by the beauty of this garden. It is a 240 acre huge garden that consists of 1000 species of flora. I did not have any guide with me, so I heavily relied on Google Image search option. I kept on clicking pictures and searched for the information about that image. Lalbagh has a beautiful amalgamation of flora and fauna. It caters to many species of birds like Myna, Parakeets, Crows, Brahminy Kite, Pond Heron, Common Egret, Purple Moon Hen and many more.

Lalbagh was the brainchild of Sultan Hyder Ali Khan, father of Tipu Sultan. He wanted to create a garden in the lines of Mughal Gardens and this was the reason he brought people from Thigala community who were brilliant in gardening to create this amazing master piece. After Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan invested a lot in this garden and introduced horticulture by importing trees and plants from the countries like Persia, Afghanistan and France. This garden has the largest collection of tropical plants and also has a lake in it.

Luckily I visited this garden on the second Saturday of the month. It was the day when Government of Karnataka organizes “Janapada Jatre” which is actually the Folk Fair that features Folk dance, music and plays performed by the troupes from all across the state of Karnataka. Any person that has a little interest in different cultures and traditions of our country would enjoy every bit of these performances.

By the time I could cover half of the garden it was quite late and it was about to close. I did not want to leave the place before covering it entirely but I had to. But next day, first thing I did in the morning was to come to Lalbagh to jog. It was like walking in heaven with birds chirping around and experiencing the different variety of scents coming from different kinds of flowers. This whole experience made my visit to Bangalore even more worthwhile. I am definitely going to pay a visit to Bangalore very soon just for my love for Lalbagh.x

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