(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the 218th Independence Day Lalbagh Flower Show at the Lalbagh Botanical Garden August 7-18, 2025.
The Lalbagh Flower Show is one of India’s largest flower shows and is held twice a year, once around India’s Republic Day on January 26 and again around India’s Independence Day on August 15. Each time the show has a different theme, and this show featured the stories of Rani Chennamma and Sangolli Rayanna—two Indian freedom fighters.
Practitioners participated in the 218th Independence Day Lalbagh Flower Show at the Lalbagh Botanical Garden August 7-18.
Falun Dafa practitioners have been invited by the show organizers to participate since 2016. Over 624,000 visitors attended the show across its 12-day run, with 179,000 visitors on Independence Day alone. Many people stopped by the booth to learn the exercises, hear more about the practice, and show support for the practitioners in China who face the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution.
People are Interested in Learning the Falun Dafa Exercises
Two women, Saide and Jyoti, watched as practitioners did the exercises. They talked with the practitioners and asked fo contact information for the nearest practice site.
Mr. Muralidhar from Kerala, a southern state of India, said he was very interested in Falun Dafa. He wanted to watch the exercise videos so he could have a better understanding what the practice entailed.
Jaishree mentioned that after doing a few exercises, she could feel a tingling sensation in her hands and feet and energy flowing throughout her body. She also felt a deep calm and heat in her body.
Some visitors learned the Falun Dafa exercises at the event.
Sister Saleth Mary from Auxilium Navjeevan School stopped by the booth and said she wished to introduce Falun Dafa at her school. She gave the practitioners her contact information.
Sister Justin also wished to introduce Falun Dafa to the students at Nirmal Girls High School. She felt that Falun Dafa was very calming, and she felt peaceful and calm when she did the exercises. She said she was very impressed.
Police personnel and home guards stopped by the booth and asked practitioners to come to their workplace and teach the exercises. Some of them bought Falun Dafa books to read. Many people stopped by the Falun Dafa booth, and said they wished to learn more about the practice.
People Sign Petition to End the Persecution
Two young women, Divya and Usha, also stopped by the booth. They were visibly shocked to learn about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China and the CCP’s state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting from Falun Dafa practitioners. Both women belong to an NGO, and expressed a wish to support the cause by signing a petition calling to stop the persecution. They showed willingness to gather as many as possible to end the persecution.
Many visitors signed the petition.
The two women invited practitioners to the Bishop Cotton School so they could tell the students about Falun Dafa and the persecution and collect signatures on the petition.
People learned about Falun Dafa.
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