(Minghui.org) The Lalbagh Flower Show was held from August 6 to 17, 2026, at the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru. As part of the city’s Independence Day celebrations, the historic Glass House—the centerpiece of the gardens—was once again transformed into a vibrant canvas of color, culture, and craftsmanship.

This year’s flower show celebrated the glory of the Western Ganga Dynasty, which ruled over portions of the present-day Karnataka region from the 4th to 10th centuries, and its contributions to Kannada-language literature, education, and more. An estimated 580,000 flowers were on display, and featured over 50,000 roses, 240,000 chrysanthemums, 24,000 foliage plants, and 175,000 ornamental plants.

As in previous years, Falun Dafa volunteers were invited to participate. Several practitioners from across India and abroad traveled to Bengaluru to help at the Falun Dafa booth: they taught the exercises to interested passersby and told them about Falun Dafa.

Visitors learn about Falun Dafa at the Lalbagh Flower Show. (Minghui.org)

The Lalbagh Flower Show is held twice a year: once around India’s Independence Day in August and again around Republic Day in late January.

A regular volunteer observed that despite the booth being a fixture twice a year, many visitors still expressed surprise at hearing about Falun Dafa and its persecution in China for the first time. She noted the shock and disbelief on people’s faces when they learned about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution and the state-sanctioned organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience.

Shruthi said that she had previously received a flyer at the Falun Dafa booth and began practicing the Falun Dafa exercises in January. She said the exercises had a positive impact on her mental well-being.

Three teachers from Delhi Public School also visited the booth. They expressed a keen interest in Falun Dafa and said they would read the materials and go to a practice site, and they wanted to introduce the practice in their schools.

Group Exercise in the Garden

Practitioners do the exercises in the Lalbagh garden. (Minghui.org)

On August 17, 2026, the day before the Sixth India Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference, practitioners gathered early in the morning at the garden Lalbagh to do the Falun Dafa exercises. Some took the opportunity to correct their exercise movements with veteran practitioners’ help.

Afterward, everyone read the Falun Dafa teachings. This was followed by a discussion in which they shared their recent insights into cultivation.