Event date: 2nd October 2011 (earlier check-in, July 2009)
The garden is divided into distinct areas. On one side of the spiral walkway is the Khas Bagh, a formal garden patterned on the lines of the Mughal Garden. Slow moving water cascades in channels along its length, while flowering and fragrant shrubs and trees line its paths. The Central axis leads to a series of fountains, some of which are lit up by fibre optic lighting systems. The sculpture of 'A Fountain Tree" is something not to be missed.
Soaring stainless-steel birds mounted on slate-clad pillars welcome you into the park.
A nominal entrance fee is being charged, adult Rs20 and children above 12 years Rs10.
I wanted so much to visit Garden of the Five Senses that I've seen in the tourist map in 2009. As I was aiming to finish all my visit list in 1 day, I did not have sufficient time to do so. So happened that the garden was closed at the time I reached the place. The last 3 photos in this entry were taken during my stop in 2009. I had my chance to return on Sunday, 2nd October 2011 after I finished my final assignment in Delhi compiling the final draft of the Prolongation Claims. Vijay dropped me outside the gate and later sent me straight to Terminal 3 to catch a flight to Pune, where I was stationed at that time.
To my disappointment, the garden is not what I expected it was. It's a modern art sculpture garden suited for lovers. It was almost noon when I started walking and appreciating a man made garden. What I saw and bumped into are plentiful of young couple, all in pair, leaving me speechless and unwanted as most of them trying very hard to gaze away from my attention. It was an awkward moment and I decided to leave as quickly as I can after 1 nice couple offered to take a picture of me in the above photo. Maybe I was there at the wrong timing.
Anyway, I cannot denied the happiness taking numerous shots of lovely flowers in a lovely mughal garden. The Garden of Five Senses is a park spread over 20 acres, in Saidul Ajaib village, opposite Saket, near the Mehrauli heritage area in Delhi. Designed by Delhi architect, Pradeep Sachdeva, the park was developed by Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTDC), sponsored by Government of Delhi at a cost of Rs 10.5 crore, over a period of 3 years and opened in February 2003. Partly built over a rocky terrain, the garden has various theme areas, including a section on the lines of Mughal Gardens, plus pools of water lilies, bamboo courts, herb gardens and solar energy park.
The garden is divided into distinct areas. On one side of the spiral walkway is the Khas Bagh, a formal garden patterned on the lines of the Mughal Garden. Slow moving water cascades in channels along its length, while flowering and fragrant shrubs and trees line its paths. The Central axis leads to a series of fountains, some of which are lit up by fibre optic lighting systems. The sculpture of 'A Fountain Tree" is something not to be missed.
Visitors can relax, enjoy the park's amenities and take a break from the daily routine of their hectic lives, as well as develop a greater sensitivity to the environment. Inaugurated in February 2003, the garden is designed to stimulate our five senses with its beauty and attractions and give us a chance to touch, smell, hear and see our natural surroundings. The garden serves as one of the prominent cultural venues of the capital, as programs are organized here round the year. The Garden tourism festival, food festivals, different melas, Dandiya festivals and other cultural programs are held here at different times.
Soaring stainless-steel birds mounted on slate-clad pillars welcome you into the park.
Almost two hundred varieties of plants are introduced. In addition, there are large areas where the existing vegetation, consisting mainly of trees such as the local Kikar and the thorny Ber bush, has been left untouched.
A nominal entrance fee is being charged, adult Rs20 and children above 12 years Rs10.
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