Talk:Valley of Flowers National Park

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Moved from Article[edit]

The below was added by an anon to the bottom of the article. I've moved it out so that someone can more easily integrate it into the main text of the article. —Cuivi é nen 17:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This U-shaped alpine valley, formed by retreating glaciers, remains snow-covered from November to May. When the ice thaws in June, the valley is rich with herbs, medicinal and flowering plants, which burst into a profusion of colour in July and August. The month between mid-July and mid-August is the ideal time to visit. The Valley got publicised as the Valley of Flowers when Frank S, Smith - mountaineer, explorer, botanist camped here for several weeks in the monsoon of 1937 and wrote a book, The Valley of Flowers.

Valley of FlowersBecause of the solitude, the Valley was used by sadhus during prolonged periods of meditation. The Valley has been associated with Lakshman, who is believed to have meditated on the banks of Hemkund. The 'Sanjeevani Buti', which revived him when he was wounded in battle with Meghnad, son of Ravana, is said to have been from here.

The Valley of Flowers National Park is above Ghangria in the upper reaches of the Bhyundar Ganga in the Zaskar Range of the Garhwal Himalaya, Chamoli District. Bounded by high mountain ridges and peaks on all sides, 8,950 ha of land were declared a national park with effect from September 1982.It is a 5 km trek from Ghangria, which is 13 kms from the roadhead at Govindghat, between Joshimath and Badrinath.

203.163.239.247 19:36, 1 September 2006 (UTC)Anuj Khandelwal203.163.239.247 19:36, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: {{WP India}} Project Banner with Uttarakhand workgroup parameters was added to this article talk page because the article falls under Category:Uttarakhand or its subcategories. Should you feel this addition is inappropriate , please undo my changes and update/remove the relavent categories to the article -- TinuCherian ^{(Wanna Talk?)} - 14:02, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

LOST?[edit]

"In 1939, Miss Margaret Legge, a botanist deputed by the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, arrived at the valley for further studies. While she was traversing some rocky slopes to collect flowers, she slipped off and was lost." LOST? It has been 73 years - has she been found yet? If she was killed by the fall, or died of her injuries, why not say so? Kiltpin (talk) 12:18, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done Rayabhari (talk) 07:40, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

List of plants[edit]

There is a big list of flowering plants, with their botanical name, found in the Valley of flowers and this list consumes large portion of the page. I propose to move the list to a separate page named Plants found in Valley of flowers with a prominent link to this article. I seek other editors' suggestion.Rayabhari (talk) 07:40, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I also do agree that the list of plants to be transferred to a new page.

Unless there are reliable sources for this list it is original research and should just be deleted.--Charles (talk) 08:03, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]