Mehr | Aref Fathiakbari: The recent heavy snow has covered the tulip flowers exhibited in a festival underway in the city of Karaj in Iran’s Alborz province. 



This is the sixth edition of Tulip Festival that is being held at Karaj’s Chamran Park, west of Tehran. Nearly 50 different varieties of tulips are exhibited at the show.

The visitors come from across Iran and other countries to visit the colourful event.

What follows are Mehr News Agency’s photos of the snowy festival: