Mimusops for Aurangzeb
Mimusops for Aurangzeb
This mimusops tree is for Aurangzeb, who eventually successfully struggled for the throne after Shah Jehan, the builder of the Taj Mahal
Chikoo
Chikoo
Broken Heart Mimusops
Broken Heart Mimusops
This old tree with a broken branch can remind one of Shah Jehan’s broken heart when his wife Mumtaz Mahal died in childbirth
Taj Right Side Mimusops
Taj Right Side Mimusops
A large Mimusops, prominently visible as you look towards the Taj Mahal
Udaipur Lakeside Borisali
Udaipur Lakeside Borisali
A small shrine at Udaipur Lakeside is crowned by this tree.
Dolerite Mahua
Dolerite Mahua
A bulky Mahua tree, on the side of Tagore Hill, a dolerite rock outcrop on the edge of Ranchi
Mimusops Shade
Mimusops Shade
A declining tree, dramatically placed in front of the Victoria Memorial’s reflecting pool
Hindola Swinging Khirni
Hindola Swinging Khirni
At the Swinging Palace, at the wonderfully opulent Ship’s Palace at Mandu, this old khirni tree offers some shade to archeological explorers.
Not To Be Sneezed At
Not To Be Sneezed At
Several centuries older than New Delhi, this khirni tree is mentioned on p139 of P. Krishen’s ‘Trees of Delhi’he writes it is “not to be sneezed at”, and thus the name.
Sri Ramana Longleaf Mahua
Sri Ramana Longleaf Mahua
At the Ashram of Sri Ramana is a large Mahua tree, picturesquely and grotesquely infected with burls.