The Peepal tree, also known as the sacred fig, holds special significance in Indian spirituality, particularly in Buddhism and Hinduism. It is under this tree that Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha ...

In Kenya's Samburu County, women are both the key protectors and exploiters of the threatened tree.The sandalwood tree, known as Losesiai in Samburu language, is of immense traditional value to the ...

The Akshayavat tree within Allahabad Fort, built by Mughal emperor Akbar in 1583, holds mythological significance as a sacred and indestructible ... first President of India, Rajendra Prasad ...

In the small village of Kadiri in Andhra Pradesh, India, there’s a tree that ... and it’s considered sacred. Many visit the tree seeking blessings, especially couples hoping to have children ...

Dr. D. Rewatha Thera on February 14 at Temple Trees to be taken to India for planting at the Buddhagaya Vihara premises. Here Dr. Hema Gunatillake looks at the significance of this sacred tree in ...

Conservation & Society, Vol. 15, No. 2, Special Section: The Green Economy in the South (2017), pp. 232-242 (11 pages) Sacred groves are areas that are conserved by communities for spiritual or ...

Amalaki Ekadashi or Amalaka Ekadashi as it is called is a sacred Hindu day that is observed on the ‘ekadashi ... On the Amalaki Ekadashi day, devotees worship the amla or amalaka tree (Phyllanthus ...

President Droupadi Murmu is set to visit the sacred city of Prayagraj on Monday, where she will take a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam.

The dark pink flower emerged on a nearly 3-meter-tall tree, the biggest of five clones of the sacred ume tree that stands outside the main shrine, shrine officials said March 4. “I am happy ...