Srinagar's Tulip Garden Finds Global Appeal, Sets New Tourist Record

"Today was the 32nd day of the tulip show. More than 3.7 lakh tourists have visited the tulip garden so far, of whom more than three lakh were domestic tourists. The response of foreign tourists has also been very good as more than 3,000 of them visited the garden," Mr Rehman said on Friday.

The fame of Asia's largest tulip garden, situated on the banks of the Dal lake in Srinagar, has reached far-away countries like Argentina as a record 3.7 lakh tourists, including foreigners, visited it this season.

The Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden, which was earlier known as Siraj Bagh, has drawn tourists from all over the country and abroad, Inam-ur Rehman, the in-charge of the garden, told Press Trust of India.

"Today was the 32nd day of the tulip show. More than 3.7 lakh tourists have visited the tulip garden so far, of whom more than three lakh were domestic tourists. The response of foreign tourists has also been very good as more than 3,000 of them visited the garden," Mr Rehman said on Friday.

He said the tulip show was successful as the footfall this season was the highest ever. Last year, 3.6 lakh tourists visited the garden.