Nek Chand created this
25-acre garden made of recycled junk and organic materials.
After independence he came across from
Pakistan and decided to stay in the newly formed state of Chandigarh. He created his art for 15 years before
the government discovered he was on government land, they admired his work (and
methods of recycling) so employed him and helpers to keep up his art/work.
It truly is a maze of
intrigue. Each archway opened up
to another amazing area. What a
brillant story.
Jim had seen Brett Lee
at these gardens on TV so was keen to visit.
Deepak joined us for a tour of the gardens as he not seen them before unlike most of the other sites we have seen. The next morning he told us that he posted one of his photos from his phone onto his Facebook page and his friends commented "great photos".
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| One of many waterfalls in the gardens |
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| Under each archway there was a long swing & there were many archways |
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| Who do you think liked this statue? |
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| Ladies made of old bangles |
love the ladies made with old bangles - novel idea for a quirky garden statue :)
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