Express Wanderlust: Chandigarh’s Rock Garden welcomed visitors after long; check out these pictures

Express Wanderlust is back. Just like many other things, our love for travel was also in a state of limbo. But with travelling slowly starting to happen again in the country, we are looking to cover some more hyper-local places, and bring you their brief history. This time, we take you to Rock Garden in Chandigarh! Have you been here before? (Designed by Gargi Singh)

The famous rock garden in Chandigarh welcomed tourists in large numbers after a really long time. The sculpture garden is a significant landmark in the city, and after the local administration issued guidelines to open places of public interest, people thronged the garden with their friends and family. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

The idyllic garden is also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand Saini -- a government official who is believed to have built it secretly in 1957. Visitors recently made a beeline for the garden in large numbers; some with masks, some without. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

The Rock Garden is located in Sector 1 in Chandigarh. Today, it is spread over a large area -- approximately 40 acres -- near the famous Sukhna Lake. Its location gives visitors the chance to spend a full day here in a leisurely manner. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

The USP of the garden is its unique installations -- from the terra cotta pots to the humanoid figures and other such pieces of art -- which give visitors great delight in exploring the place and clicking pictures here. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

Amid the pandemic, the garden has become an ideal place to spend time and also maintain social distancing. Unfortunately, not many people were pictured wearing face masks. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

A group of friends were photographed atop a tree branch, gleefully posing without their masks. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

It is said that over the years, the garden became a long-standing symbol of creativity and imagination that roused the interest of many tourists from India and abroad. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

Evidently, the place is a photographer's delight. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

Should you be looking to visit the Rock Garden, keep the pandemic protocols and restrictions in mind. Stay safe and keep your distance from others. Pose for photographs, but keep the mask on! (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)