Garden of Five Senses

The Garden of Five Senses is a park in Delhi, India. Spread over 20 acres, the park is located in Saidul Ajaib village, opposite Saket, near the Mehrauli heritage area. Designed by Delhi architect, Pradeep Sachdeva, the park was developed by Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation, Delhi at a cost of Rs 10.5 crore (105,000,000 rupees), over a period of three years and opened in February 2003. Partly built over a rocky terrain, the garden has various theme areas, including a section on the lines of Mughal Gardens, plus pools of water lilies, bamboo courts, herb gardens and solar energy park.[1][2][3]

Garden of Five Senses
Sun clock inside the garden
TypeNatural Area
LocationSaidul Ajaib village,
Saket, New Delhi
Nearest citySaket
Coordinates
Area20 acres
Operated byDelhi Tourism
Open9:00am-7:00pm (in Summer), 9:00am-6:00pm (in Winter)
StatusOpen
A Modern Art Sculpture in Garden of Five Senses, Delhi

Overview
The Garden of Five Senses at night

Located just off the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, in Said-Ul-Azaib village, close to the Mehrauli heritage area, The Garden of Five Senses is a park developed by Delhi Tourism Transportation Development Corporation. Inaugurated in February 2003, the garden is designed to stimulate our five senses with its beauty and attractions and give us a chance to touch, smell, hear and see our natural surroundings. The garden serves as one of the prominent cultural venues of the capital, as programmes are organized here round the year. The Garden tourism festival (February), food festivals, different melas, Dandiya festivals and other cultural programmes are held here at different times.

Presently, the Garden of Five Senses is managed by Sh. V K Jatav, Chief Manager, DTTDC.

In August 2005, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Limited (DTTDC) signed an agreement with ITE India Pvt Ltd for operating 31 commercial food and craft outlets for 10 years at the Garden of Five Senses, as a result the park also has several restaurants, and liquor serving bars. [4][5][6]

Every year, the Delhi Government also organises Garden Tourism Festival at the Garden of Five Senses.[7]

Replica of the Mexican Mayan Labná Arc

As the relations between India and Mexico are warming up, India has recently unveiled a replica of the Labná Arch at Garden of Five Senses in New Delhi as a goodwill gesture. The arch was built by the millenary culture of the Mayans located in Yucatán, México and built in the Late and Terminal Classic era. A date corresponding to AD 862 is inscribed in the palace.

The Labná Arch in the Garden of the Five Senses in New Delhi was inaugurated on 16 September 2013 by the Mayoress of New Delhi, Madame Sheila Dikshit and the Mexican Ambassador Jaime Nualart. The replica constructed by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, was made with stone from Rajasthan, similar to the stone found in the Puuc region of Yucatán, and worked by expert Indian stonecutters. The project was initiated by Julio Faesler-Carlisle, Mexican Ambassador to India (2001-2004)and entirely funded by private enterprises, three Indian and three Mexican. The Arch will serve as a venue for cultural events.[8]

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  • Children praying
  • Bell tree
  • A Delhi Tourism information booth
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References
  1. Garden of Five Senses Archived 24 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Vigyan Prasar, Govt. of India
  2. "Splash of colours in new garden". The Times of India. 19 February 2003.
  3. "A treat for the senses". The Times of India. 22 February 2003.
  4. "Commercialized Garden of Five Senses defeats public purpose". The Times of India. 6 September 2011.
  5. "Lounge Review: The Zoo, Garden of Five Senses, New Delhi". Mint. 8 January 2010.
  6. "New Delhi: Power and Paradox". New York Times. 8 November 2010.
  7. "Garden Tourism Festival - 2018 - World Love Flowers". World Love Flowers. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  8. "Símbolo maya en India Hacen una réplica del Arco de Labná en Nueva Delh". Diario de Yucatán. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
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