Azadirachta indica – Landmark Trees of India

Igreja de Sao Francisco Neem

A neem tree graces the steps of a distinctly Portuguese and Catholic Church deboted to Saint Francisco.

At the main intersection of Junagadh is a Sufi shrine with a broad neem tree shading it.

A neem tree grows on the main commercial street at Sathya Sai Baba’s Ashram in Puttaparthi

This small neem is growing at the gateway to one of South India’s most important temples at Chitambaram

Another sacred neem tree, photographed in passing at the Meenakshi temple of Madurai

One of several holy trees in the Meenakshi Temple Complex in Madurai, Tamil Nadu

One of several holy trees in the Meenakshi Temple Complex in Madurai, Tamil Nadu

This tree is part of the Fort Cochin Tree Trail.

At Udai Singh’s lovely City Palace, a set of white pavilions in a courtyard is graced by a neem tree

I couldn’t help but landmark a tree at Jaipur’s excellent Durlabhji hospital while my brother recovered from a severe fever