Hunt the lily at
Shirui Hills in May
The only home of the Shirui Lily.
Quick answer. Warmer; the rainy season officially runs May to October. For Shirui Hills specifically, May is inside the short good window, so lock stays early.
The essentials
- Endemic
- Shirui Lily grows only here
- From Ukhrul
- About 18km
- Festival
- Shirui Lily Festival, May window (announced)
- Month
- May, Manipur
- This month
- Warmer; the rainy season officially runs May to October.
Why May here
The ridge above Ukhrul where the state flower, the Shirui Lily, grows wild and nowhere else on earth.
The Shirui range above Ukhrul is the only natural home of the Shirui Lily (Lilium mackliniae), the state flower found nowhere else on earth, per Manipur Tourism’s district material. The ridge also carries rare birds, waterfalls and viewpoints, with the Shirui Lily Festival season in the May window (announced annually).
What to do
Lily slopes
The bloom season on the ridge meadows.
Ridge walks
Rare-bird forest between the viewpoints.
Elsewhere in Manipur in May
The wider Manipur calendar this month: Lai Haraoba (May, local calendars vary), Shirui Lily season on the hills (bloom timing varies; verify locally). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.
Pair it with
Shirui Hills in May, planned properly
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