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**Nilgiris Summer Festival Concludes with Inaugural Plantation Show**
**UDHAGAMANDALAM, India – May 30, 2025** – The Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu marked the end of its annual summer festival with the inauguration of its first-ever Plantation Show at Kattery Park, near Coonoor. Despite inclement weather, the event, organized by the Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, drew thousands of tourists eager to learn about the region’s vital tea and coffee industries and the potential for cultivating other plantation crops.
The show features exhibits highlighting the traditional lifestyles of farming communities from across Tamil Nadu, with plantation crops used to depict village life and agricultural practices. Cultural events are also planned throughout the weekend. The Horticulture Department will award prizes to farmers growing plantation crops in various categories at the show’s conclusion on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Nilgiris Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru and District Superintendent of Police N.S. Nisha attended the inauguration.
The Plantation Show signals the close of the Nilgiris summer festival season. The Forest Department has also announced the reopening of several tourist attractions in Coonoor, including Lamb’s Rock and Dolphin’s Nose, following a week of heavy rainfall that impacted parts of the district. The district administration reported an average of 30 mm of rain across the Nilgiris between Thursday evening and Friday morning.
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