Uparkot Gate Banyan
Uparkot Gate Banyan
A banyan near the entrance to the Uparkot fort at Junagadh, near Girnar Mountain.
Junagadh
Junagadh
Navghan Kuvo Stepwell Pipal Sprout
Navghan Kuvo Stepwell Pipal Sprout
A small ficus tree is sprouting in the stoneworks at one the oldest and deepest stepwells cut deep into the earth at Junagadh’s Uparkot fort.
Girnar Bangles Tree
Girnar Bangles Tree
At the stat of the trail to the top of Girnar mountain, countless women’s bangles decorate a small Thevetia tree
Cold Drinks Girnar Goolar
Cold Drinks Girnar Goolar
As one climbs the massive granite Girnar mountain in Gujarat, a stop for some cold sugary drinks is a temptation hard to resist
Junagadh Darga Neem
Junagadh Darga Neem
At the main intersection of Junagadh is a Sufi shrine with a broad neem tree shading it.
Junagadh Maqbara Banyan Sprout
Junagadh Maqbara Banyan Sprout
Thtreatening the dome crowning Junagadh;s gloriously ornate and spiral-woven Maqbara tomb is a small banyan tree sprouting in a crack
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
Girnar Temples Racemosa
Girnar Temples Racemosa
One of several goolar trees encountered on the granite slopes of Girnar mountain, all of them marked as shrines and likely tapping a small source of water within the rock