Location:

• State: Maharashtra
• Locality: Ellora: Immediately to the right of the entrance to the Cave 16

Botany:

• Common name: Neem or Margosa: A familiar, beloved, superb medicinal tree, planted throughout India.
• Botanical species: Azadirachta indica
• Botanical family : Meliaceae [Neem or mahagony]
• This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

Geography:

• Latitude: 20.02346248 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 75.17849285 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 633.9 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• Shooting Southwards
• Path : From Mumbai inland to Maharashtra, then south into Andhra and Karnataka and coastal Tamil Nadu
• Date photographed: 19.01.09

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