Shirui Lily Festival of Manipur
Recently, the fourth edition of the state level Shirui Lily Festival 2022 has been organized in Manipur.
- In Manipur, this annual festival is organized by the tourism department of the government to bring awareness about the Shirui Lily flower.
- The 4-day long festival was inaugurated by the Governor and Chief Minister of Manipur at Shirui village in Ukhrul district.
- The festival is held around April and May as it is the time when ‘Shirui Lily’
- It is to be known that this flower is found in India only in Ukhrul district of Manipur, and it cannot be grown anywhere in the world.
- This flower was discovered in Manipur in the year 1946 by the English scientist Frank Kingdon-Ward.
- Due to its many characteristics, this flower won the Excellence Award in the year 1948 at a flower show of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) London.
Shirui Lily
- Shirui Lily is the state flower of Manipur.
- It is 3 feet tall and bell shaped blue-pink flowers. Its scientific name is Lilium Mackliniae.
- Shirui Lily is a species of ground lily found only around the Shirui Hills of Manipur.
- Tangkhul Naga tribe resides in this area.
- It is locally called Kashong Timravon by the Tangkhul tribe, which is named after Timravon.
Source – The Hindu
