On the last day of the Bangalore Flower Show 2023, my wife, kid and I decided to make a visit. The Horticulture department has banned digital cameras in the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens.
The reasons for the ban:
1. to avoid inconveniencing visitors, especially the daily walkers and runners
2. to ensure flora and fauna are not disturbed
3. flash light and photography equipment can cause bee attack
All illogical reasons.
But they allow mobile phone cameras and make a mockery of all the above said reasons.
Here are our phone camera pics from the flower show…
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The sky…
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A variety of Chrysanthemums…
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Bluemink...
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Alstroemeria… 
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Day lilies…
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Dianthus…
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New Guinea impatiens…
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Poinsettia…
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Tulips…
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Snapdragon…
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Venus flytrap…
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Pycnosorus…
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Purple striped chrysanthemum…
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The place has a good variety of birds. We saw Black-naped Oriole, Tickell's Flowerpecker, Shikra, Oriental Magpie Robin, a Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker and a few sunbirds. Without a camera the sightings were disappointing for me. But Rohan enjoyed viewing them through the binoculars…
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We also took photos of each other in various poses…
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An attempt to salvage a bad mobile photo…
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There are a few photographers who depend on the botanical
garden for their livelihood. They shoot
and print instant postcards for ₹ 100. Here’s our family pic clicked by
one of them…
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Thus ended our trip. Overall it was an enjoyable one. For now, it seems like a permanent camera ban and other parks are following suit. Hope the Horticulture department will apply their mind and reverse the ban.
