Hyderabad, March 23 -- By Suhail Khan

Srinagar: Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Asia's largest tulip garden, located at the foothills of Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar, has been opened to welcome tourists and locals with the bloom of 17 lakh flowers of different varieties this year.

Also known as 'Siraj Bagh,' the garden was inaugurated by former CM Ghulam Nabi Azad in 2008. It is home to rare tulip varieties and is expected to become the second-largest tulip garden in the world.

Speaking to Siasat.com, Haji Abdul, the head of the gardeners, said, people from all over the world are excited to visit and witness the beauty of the colorful tulips, but for them (the employees), it means so much more. "Whenever we (the employees) see these...