A Palm for Ustad Ahmed Lahauri

This palm tree in the corner of the Taj Mahal Garden is named for Ustad Lahauri, who designed and built the monument

Nakki Lake Honeymooners’ Date

What better tree for honeymooners at Mount Abu’s Nakki Lake to pass by than a sweet date palm?

Junagadh Clock Tower Palm

Look for a Cuban Royal Palm that’s outgrown its cement planter near the Clocktower in Junagadh

Assam Gateway Royal Palm

Cuban palms grow around a crumbling British-era gateway overlooking the Brahmaputra River in Assam

New Jalpaiguri Palm

A broad rain tree at the back of the Cotton College Botany Department in downtown Guwahati.

Tenzing’s Palm

At the grave of the famous mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two people to climb the world’s highest mountain, a palm tree surprisingly grows in the cold and mist of Darjeeling

Kotpad Town Masjid Coconut

A coconut tree at the town mosque makes for a good landmark

Kambalakonda Wildlife Date

Just back from the coastline, the city of Vizag is blessed with the step green hills at Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary and it is on the walking trails there that you can find this lone date palm

Sathya Sai Tower Coconut

A prominent coconut at the Sathya Sai Baba Ashram, and the site of near panic as my camera had mechanical troubles for the sixth or seventh time on this project

Tsunamika’s Coconut

This coconut grows at a craftwork cooperative in Tranquebar, where you can purchase small dolls named Tsunamika to help support survivors of the devastating 2004 December 26th tsunami.