It is an event that continues to have an important place in the cultural calendar of the city. As Chandigarh's Rose Festival this week enters its 40th year, residents throng in large numbers.
The star attractions are the millions of roses themselves, but there is also a host of activities, including competitions and cultural shows, at the festival being held at Rose Garden in upscale Sector 16 here from Feb 24 to 26.
Children would be crowned "Rose Prince" and "Rose Princess" and there will be painting and flower contests. Commercial and food stalls will be set up in the adjoining Leisure Valley in Sector 10.
In recent years, the footfall at the festival has crossed over 300,000, officials here said. The Rose Garden has nearly 40,000 rose plants of over 800 rose species from all over the world. The garden was set up in 1967 and was essentially the brainchild of Chandigarh's first chief commissioner and keen horticulturist M.S. Randhawa - a man credited for giving the city millions of trees and a number of gardens and green belts.
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