Gardens in New Delhi
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Gardens in New Delhi
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- Duncan S7 contributionsWe saw a lot of temples and forts etc. here and other cities - this was the most beautiful in Delhi and probably anywhere we visited.
No photos inside, which wouldn’t do it justice anyway. Well worth the visitWritten 20 September 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Gianluca T6 contributionsAmazing , 600 years old and also one of the top 25 best kept historical parks in the world . Great nature and awesome for YogaWritten 7 August 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- krishna292Hyderabad District, India1,133 contributionsWhen my daughter from USA visited us recently, we planned to visit Delhi and at that time there were reports in the newspapers that Prime Minister had renamed the Mughal garden with some extra features and so we visited this garden, which is now known as AMRIT UDYAN, which means Garden of Nectar. As per the new procedure, the slot for the visit is to be booked online in advance and my daughter did it accordingly. From Ghaziabad we hired a cab and it took about 90 minutes to reach the main gate of the garden, which has recently been changed for the purpose of parking and security. There was heavy security. We were thoroughly frisked and joined the que for entry to the garden. No food items and bags including ladies purses are allowed to be taken by the visitors inside. Of course, small water bottles were allowed. All visitors are directed to follow que and the route manned by security staff was to be strictly followed. The garden is really very beautiful but it was very much crowded and so the photography is also difficult because of movements of people. There are different sections for different types of flowers and herbal plants in the garden. Origin of all these plants with their names are depicted for students of botany to understand. Some of the plants are of rare variety. We took some photographs with the background of President's house or Rashtrapati Bhavan. The cafeteria is also available that provides many types of snacks, soft drinks, tea and water etc. This garden opens around last week of January or early February, i.e., spring season for about a month every year when the weather is pleasant and always draws a lot of crowd. The entry is free but online booking is a must.Written 14 March 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Marcos B9 contributionsGreat birding spot.
some expected species, some good surprises. Amazing rain dance by peacocks, flocks of barbets...Written 29 June 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Madhulika LNoida, India4,599 contributionsTalkatora Gardens was originally ‘Talkatora Bagh’, a Mughal garden named for a ‘taal’ (lake) which was shaped like a ‘katora’ (bowl). Designed in the form of the traditional Mughal garden, the bagh used the gentle slope of part of the Delhi Ridge to create a terraced garden. Like the better-known Mughal gardens at Srinagar or Pinjore (and within Delhi, the Shalimar Bagh), this too has several terraces, each with a water channel flowing down the middle, flanked by flowerbeds and trees.
Talkatora has a historical significance, too: in 1737, an important battel was fought at this site: the Battle of Delhi, in which the Marathas defeated the Mughal forces and took control of Delhi.
Today, little remains of the Mughal garden except the layout, and some ruins at the very farthest end, which include two domed pavilions and some scattered walls. The channel and the pavilion are both new, and alongside the steps leading from one terrace to the other are ramps for wheelchairs and strollers.
Besides the central water channel and its gardens on both sides that stretch over three levels (like a classic ‘stepped’ Mughal garden), there are stretches of lawns, flowerbeds, trees, with the occasional pond and some topiary. There is also a small herb garden at one end, though since this isn’t labelled, it’s of little use to the average visitor. There is also a small cactus house, though this was locked when we visited. There is a small play area for children, an outdoor gym.
We visited in spring, when it was really pretty: there were lots of flowers, both in flowerbeds and on the trees—red silk cotton, white bauhinia, pink tabebuia, etc. The gardens are huge and because they don’t attract the huge crowds that more popular gardens like Lodhi Gardens, Nehru Park or Sunder Nursery do, they are much quieter.Written 1 March 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Pratyush G29 contributionsExcellent vast open green park. Used by thousands of people everyday to walk, run exercise and play. Everything about it is superb except cleanliness. Toilets are filthy and dark, teeming with mosquitoes. Request dda and concerned authorities to look into the matter. It's shocking to see such poor maintenence of public place in today's times!! See pics.Written 15 April 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- macedonboyGlasgow, UK1,79,494 contributionsSaw this while in Humayan’s Tomb back in December. This is the garden that surrounds Humayun’s Tomb and adheres to the Mughal-Persian notion of Islamic paradise on earth and takes the form of a perfectly symmetric quadrilateral garden. The symmetry is most obvious by walking around the gardens and looking straight down the path at the tomb in the centre. The views from the platform of the tomb aren’t bad either. There’s no effort required to see the garden and you’ll have to walk through it when visiting the complex anyway.Written 14 May 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Madhulika LNoida, India4,599 contributionsIn its heyday, the Red Fort was filled with gardens, and they were very different from the gardens we see today: a contemporary account, from the 17th century, mentions the Hayat Baksh Bagh (the ‘life-bestowing garden’) as being so crowded with tall trees that there canopies blocked out the sunlight even during the day time. What we see today—manicured lawns, neat flowerbeds—are a result of British interventions. The one element that remains are the buildings, the pavilions and the water channels that were so integral a part of Mughal gardens.
The Hayat Baksh Bagh is the only Mughal-era garden that still survives in the Red Fort, though it is now nothing like what it might have been back then. Two white marble pavilions (named, respectively, Saawan and Bhaadon, after the two monsoon months) stand at either end of the garden, and a shallow water channel runs between them. I have visited this several times over the year, but have never seen any water in the channel. In the centre of the garden is a square water tank with a central square pavilion in red sandstone, both built by Bahadur Shah ‘Zafar’; the pavilion is named Zafar Mahal after him. When the British occupied the fort after the uprising of 1857 had been suppressed, the British officers used this tank as a swimming pool.Written 1 April 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Eileen GPaoli, PA184 contributionsMy husband and I went for a walk in Lodi Gardens our second day in Delhi (and India). It was a lovely surprise with the buildings and pretty grounds. It was nice to be among local folks just going about their lives.Written 26 January 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Madhulika LNoida, India4,599 contributionsSituated on both sides of Shantipath, just after the Rail Transport Museum, the rose garden spreads out across lawns, with fountains and water channels along the middle. February and early March are a great time to visit the gardens; this is when dozens of varieties of roses are in bloom across the gardens, from some very common pink or white varieties to rarer ones in hues like deep crimson and pale mauve. There are other flowers too, both atop the pergolas as well as in beds, but the roses are the main attraction.
No entry fee is charged for the Rose Garden.Written 1 March 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Madhulika LNoida, India4,599 contributionsFew people realize that Shalimar Bagh, in the neighbourhood of the same name, is actually not just an old garden with some ‘ruins’: it’s a lot more. This garden, laid out when Shahjahan made Delhi his capital (in the 1640s), was designed in the form of the terraced gardens of Kashmir, its pavilions standing across or abutting a central water channel that went down three wide terraces. It was an important and beautiful garden, where the Mughal royal family would periodically come for picnics and holidays, where they could relax away from the hustle and bustle of life at the Red Fort.
The value of Shalimar Bagh can be gauged from the fact that when Aurangzeb rebelled against Shahjahan and proclaimed himself the Emperor, it was at Shalimar Bagh that he had himself crowned.
Today, the entire Mughal-era section, enclosing the pavilions, the hamaam, the well and the water channel, is all closed by a bolted gate. There’s a caretaker, though, who can let you in and accompany you around the place if you want to see it (and if he seems to think you’re really interested). The rest of the very extensive park has lots of trees, as well as a small area with outdoor gym equipment, benches, and so on.
No entry fee is charged for any of the areas within the park.Written 1 February 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
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