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Nekchand's Rock Garden India

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Pic taken by @Anil6969 

I have visited Rock garden for the first time on Sunday with my friends thought of sharing with you all as suggested by @Tejal ben

Sharing the same with connect here,

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The monk statue made from scrap pic taken by me 
This garden was invented by Nek chand who was highest award winner from govt of india, for his creation from the urban waste material.

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This #Rock garden is situated in the heart of the city beautiful Chandigarh  of india.

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How to reach - you can reach here by flight/train and even by bus from new delhi airport the Chandigarh itself having airport in mohali too.
This garden has spread over 17 acre.
Lot of artificial #waterfall are created in such a way it seems original.

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 landscape theatre made of scrap pic by anil6969

Lot of Llandscape photography views are here so dont forget to click your memorable moments here.


There is an open place sculptures are so nicely created from urban waste materials
That I am sure you will fall in love ❤️ with them.

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 the culture display pic 


Please carry your drinking 🚰 water and wear comfortable shoes as you may have to move on rocking path.
Inspiring Rock garden has lot of statue created from urban waste material in such a way that it seems live.

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 the marrige procession with Barat pic


There is a canteen cum cafe is also available inside this garden which you can get eatables on payment like tea 🍵 coffee and snacks.


There is open swings traditional #Jhula in ample numbers so that you dont have to wait for your turn .having fun and lost in childhood memories
Inside this Rock garden there is statue garden too which reflection of old #Indian #traditional life styles and festivals like marrige ,education etc.
Be careful with the gates as they are very narrow and mind your heads there.

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 the peacock made of scrap pic by me


This rock garden has got accessible parking for wheelchairs ️.
However inside the rock garden wheelchairs ️ are not accessible.
You can an entry #tickets at the coast of just INR 30.00 .


📷CAMERA entry is free (no charges).
Inside the garden washrooms 🚻 are available for ladies and gents separately.


There is one more mirror 🪞 musium is there where you can see your images and 😃 laughing cant be stopped. All photos cannot be shared here see in update section for more photos.

Overall the place need 3/4 hr minimum to explore .

Here is the Google map link.

https://goo.gl/maps/JPGduTLQwtU418Zq5 

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Hope you liked it.

Regards 

Anil 


Anil Singh

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Chandigarh, India
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Re: Nekchand's Rock Garden India

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 the timing display for summer and winter

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 the raw rock placed at the gate

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 inside the pathways.

Place reserved for more pic


Anil Singh

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Re: Tekchand Rock Garden India

Excellent post @Anil6969 - but no photos?

We went there just after the lockdown, but it was not opened yet.

So, we went ahead to Golden Temple.

Waiting for photos...

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Re: Tekchand Rock Garden India

Thanks @Tushar_Suradkar bhau for liking the post,

Yes all the pic are of high resolution and size more than 3 MB which is not allowed here .

However in comments section few pic i am able to upload. 

Kindly view n confirm is it visible now.

Will try to work on reducing the size of rest pic and upload in due course  till than enjoy these pic.


Anil Singh

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Re: Tekchand Rock Garden India

Yes, photos are seen in comments @Anil6969 

Excellent snaps 👍

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Re: Tekchand Rock Garden India

Nice Post👌👌

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Re: Tekchand Rock Garden India

Thanks @NikhilBhati 

This man efforts had compelled to write about him in his leasure time he alone created such beautiful creation  that too all from scrap like broken bangles  broken wash basin tiles and ceramics etc.

Regards 

Anil


Anil Singh

Thanks and Regards


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Re: Tekchand Rock Garden India

@Anil6969 really a good place for visiting.Thanks for shareing this post with us .

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Re: Tekchand Rock Garden India

Interesting place to visit @Anil6969 and I love the idea of using scraps or waste materials to create something new and beautiful. How long did it take to visit all parts of this garden?

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Re: Tekchand Rock Garden India

@Anil6969 Excellent Post about this Rock Garden with amazing photos. 

 

Your narrative for describing this piece of beauty is wonderful. 

 

Thanks for sharing such a wonderful post.