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Garden of Butterflies
Botanical Gardens, reportedly declared open in the year 1975, has a long history and is one of the last hiding places for the
butterflies of the urban land. The Gardens set up over an area of 45-55 acres approximately belongs to Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University, Coimbatore, situated on the Marudhamalai Road. The Gardens has more than 2000 plants falling under 800 spe-
cies. The Garden is open to public but has fractured time schedule of 8AM to 11:15 AM in the morning and 2:45PM to 4:30 PM
in the evening even on the week ends. While the entry fee is nominal and must, for the nature loving people who take a cam-
era inside has to pay a fortune. However, this is truly a last escape for the butterflies of the city as not many places can claim
such a natural set up proudly. The Butterflies, however, go the collections of students and university in significant numbers, to
the dismay of butterfly lovers, now and then!
PATTAMPOOCHI
A TNBS MAGAZINE
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