Just like every year, the Palace Winter Flower Show was organised this year as well. The show was on Dec. 24th, 2022. Floral replicas of India’s defining moments of 2022 attracted thousands of people.
This year, over 25,000 flowering plants from 32 species were on display and a whopping 4 lakh flowers were spread around the Flower Show area against the imposing backdrop of the illuminated Palace. The main attraction of the Flower Show was the floral replica of Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Along with that, there were floral representations of Cheetahs from Namibia, Vande Bharat Express and more.
During 2022 Mysuru Dasara, 22-year-old elephant Lakshmi from Bandipur elephant camp gave birth to a baby elephant and the new born calf was named ‘Sri Dattatreya’. Floral replicas of Lakshmi and Sri Dattatreya attracted visitors. Other attractions at the floral area include a portrait of first female teacher Savithribai Phule, Yoga For Life model, a model that depicts the conversation between Jayachamaraja Wadiyar and Sir M. Visvesvaraya, model of Shankaracharya, replica of Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, floral replicas of hockey legend Dhyanchand, Raja Ravi Varma and Padma Shri Amai Mahalinga Naik, models of Amar Jawan Jyoti and ‘Kambala’ sport of Karavali (which received international attention from blockbuster movie ‘Kantara’).
Must visit flower show:
Destination management company Indian Holiday Private Limited (IHPL) has listed the Mysore Palace Flower Show, conducted annually by the Palace Board in December, among ‘Five Must-Visit Winter Flower Shows in India’.