Neelakurinji flowers blossom after 12 years in Karnataka
The mass blossoming of Neelakurinji flowers, a phenomenon which occurs once in 12 years, is taking place in the Sandur Hills of Ballari district in Karnataka. A photographer said there are five varieties of Neelakurinji flowers across India. Notably, Mudigere, Kudremukh, Munnar, and other areas in the Western Ghats witness the mass blossoming of the 'Strobilanthes kunthianum' flowers. 