{"id":337557,"date":"2025-05-21T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=337557"},"modified":"2025-05-28T18:27:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:57:27","slug":"shirui-lily-festival-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/shirui-lily-festival-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirui Lily Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: The 2025 Shirui Lily festival is being held in the backdrop of ongoing ethnic tensions between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities that began in May 2023. <strong>Shirui Lily Festival.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-338565 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shirui-Lily-Festival.png?resize=525%2C348&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shirui Lily Festival\" width=\"525\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shirui-Lily-Festival.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shirui-Lily-Festival.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shirui-Lily-Festival.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shirui-Lily-Festival.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About the Shirui Lily Festival<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Shirui Lily Festival is a state-organised tourism festival held annually in<strong> Ukhrul district, Manipur.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is organised by the<strong> Department of Tourism, Government of Manipur.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The festival was<strong> first launched in 2017<\/strong> as part of the state&#8217;s efforts<strong> to promote eco-tourism and showcase its cultural diversity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The festival is <strong>named after the Shirui Lily (<em>Lilium mackliniae<\/em>),<\/strong> which is the <strong>official state flower of Manipur.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It aims t<strong>o raise awareness about the rare and endangered Shirui Lily<\/strong> and<strong> its natural habitat in the Shirui Hills<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Along with the Sangai Festival,<strong> it is one of the two flagship tourism festivals<\/strong> of the state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About the Shirui Lily<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Shirui Lily is a<strong> rare and endangered species<\/strong> that grows only in the <strong>upper reaches of the Shirui Hills in Ukhrul district.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Locally known as <strong>\u201cKashong Timrawon,\u201d<\/strong> the flower is deeply <strong>rooted in the folklore and spiritual beliefs of the Tangkhul Naga community.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Over the years, the natural habitat of the lily has been under <strong>threat due to climate change, human encroachment, resource exploitation, and the invasion of wild bamboo species.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The 2025 Shirui Lily festival is being held in the backdrop of ongoing ethnic tensions between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities that began in May 2023. Shirui Lily Festival. About the Shirui Lily Festival The Shirui Lily Festival is a state-organised tourism festival held annually in Ukhrul district, Manipur. 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