18 JAN 2023

Bengaluru Turns Pink

SHAURYA THAPA

BENGALURU GETS A MAKEOVER

Photo: Biplab Mohapatra

Parts of Bengaluru have turned pink thanks to the flowers that blossom in the city every year. 

THE PINK FLOWERS

The flowers adorning the city's landscape are the Pink Trumpets or the Tabebuia avellaneda blossoms.

Photo: Twitter/NidhiiTweets_

VIEWS FROM WHITEFIELD

This is how AESC Layout of Bengaluru's Whitefield looks like, thanks to the pink flowers.

Photo: Biplab Mohapatra

SHADES OF PINK

This is another view from Bengaluru posted by Twitter user Prashobh Chandralayam. 

Photo: Prashobh Chandralayam

Blooming season 

The flowers usually bloom around the wintry months of December and January. 

Photo: Biplab Mohapatra

WHERE IN BENGALURU? 

These pink trumpet trees can be spotted across Bengaluru in areas like Cubbon Park, and Lal Bagh Botanical Garden. 

Photo: Twitter/@subatomic

GLIMPSES FROM LAST YEAR

An annual nature tradition in Bengaluru, this is how the pink flowers looked in 2022. 

Photo: Twitter/@mpamithram

EVEN MUMBAI CAN TURN PINk

On a smaller scale, Mumbai showcases a similar pink makeover with the pink trumpet trees along its Eastern Express highway.

Photo: Curly Tales (blog)

TOKYO'S CHERRY BLOSSOMS

But the one city that is perhaps most famous for pink flowers is Tokyo. The Sakura season sees tourists from all over the world flocking to Japan.

Photo: Go Tokyo