Summer festival season kicks off with inauguration of vegetable show in Kotagiri

Experience the vibrant summer festival season in the Nilgiris with vegetable, spices, rose, flower, fruit, and plantation crops shows.

The summer festival season in the Nilgiris officially kicked off on Saturday with the inauguration of the 13th Vegetable Show at Nehru Park in Kotagiri.

The show, which will continue till Sunday, will be followed by Spices Show from May 9th to 11th in Gudalur, the Rose Show at the Government Rose Garden in Udhagamandalam from May 10th to 12th, the 127th Flower Show at the Government Botanical Garden from May 16 to 21, the 65th Fruit Show in Coonoor Sims Park from May 23rd to 25th and the first ever Plantation Crops Show at Kattery Park near Coonoor from May 30th to June 1.

Speaking to reporters at the event, the Nilgiris district Collector, Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru, said the main attractions at the vegetable show this year were the massive exhibits made entirely out of vegetables, which included an exhibit on jallikattu created using 2.5 tonnes of brinjals, potatoes, radishes and carrots.

Vegetables were also used to create exhibits themed around Silambam, Thanjavur dolls, and species of fauna, among others. Horticulture departments from Coimbatore, Kanchipuram, Viluppuram, Erode, Theni, Tiruvannamalai and Tiruppur also had stalls featuring exhibits made out of vegetables.

The Collector also appealed to the public to apply for e-passes before visiting the Nilgiris and to also avoid using banned plastic products.

Also present at the event was Nilgiris district Superintendent of Police N.S.Nisha, Joint Director of Horticulture, Nilgiris district, Shibila Mary and other top officials from the district administration.

Thousands of tourists are expected to visit the Nehru Park over the weekend.