A Palm for Ustad Ahmed Lahauri
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
Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Nakki Lake Honeymooners’ Date
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
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
Assam Gateway Royal Palm
Cuban palms grow around a crumbling British-era gateway overlooking the Brahmaputra River in Assam
New Jalpaiguri Palm
New Jalpaiguri Palm
A broad rain tree at the back of the Cotton College Botany Department in downtown Guwahati.
Tenzing’s Palm
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
Kotpad Town Masjid Coconut
A coconut tree at the town mosque makes for a good landmark
Kambalakonda Wildlife Date
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
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
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.