Mango exhibition and sale in Lalbagh Botanical Garden

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Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore, is well known for arranging exhibitions and organizing flower shows for decades. Today, it has come with an interesting sale for the season, that is to deal with the slurp beats of delicious mangoes. Lalbagh visitors are witnessing a rare varieties of mangoes grown in Karnataka and Northern parts of India. The exhibition and sale which has been open since 1st of June will go on till the 15th June form 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. The entrance for the event is free.

Farmers have walked into the garden from different parts of Karnataka to sell the years most slurpy mangoes with the cheapest price range of Rs 10 -25/ kg. About 200 varieties of mangoes grown in Karnataka are on display and sale here. However, farmers who have used artificial chemical like 'calcium carbide' to ripen the mangoes faster are not allowed to sell inside. Farmers who have used safe chemical like 'ethral' are only allowed to be a part of the exhibition. Some of the South Indian varieties of mangoes available in the event are Raspuri, Sindoora, Malika, Malagova, Bigampalli, Ratna, badami, Alphonso and Suvarna Rekha. Visitors will also be able to see North Indian varieties of Mangoes like Dashere, Chausa, Langra, Safeda, Neelam, Amrapalli, Sindu and Kesar. Some of the other international varieties from Australia, Florida and Brazil are also kept for display and sale.

India is by far the largest producer, with an area of 16,000 kme with an annual production of 10.8 million tonnes, which accounted for 57.18% of the total world production. The major growing area of mangoes in Karnataka are Kolar, Sreenivasapura, Mulbagal, Hassan, Chitradurga, Dharwad and Tumkur.

So, why wait, go grab the most sweetest and safest varieties of mangoes from the most acclaimed garden right now. Slurp to the beats of the tasty mangoes that you will relish for life. Hurry.