One lakh roses are in bloom for the 13th Annual Rose Show at the Government Rose Garden here.
The cynosure of all eyes was a 20-foot-long veena made from about 15,000 roses by the Nilgiris horticulture department.
A seven-foot kangaroo made with 5,000 roses by the department staff in Coimbatore, a vintage car made of 4,000 roses by the Salem staff, and a 6.5-foot penguin from 4,000 roses by the Kodaikanal staff are also vying for the attention of the thousands of tourists.
The Nilgiris District Collector P. Sankar inaugurated the two-day show on Saturday.
