Mathura Rail Station Pipal
Mathura Rail Station Pipal
A big religiosa fig is just one of the amenities provided at the Mathura rail station on the Yamuna River downstream of Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Rishi Banyan
Rishi Banyan
A small sacred peepal tree for the rishi holy men to relax under near the holy Yamuna River
Banshi Bat
Banshi Bat
Banshi means flute, and under this banyan tree a young Krishna played his music
Monkey Spectacle Snatch Tree
Monkey Spectacle Snatch Tree
At this peepal spilling over the pathway along the Yamuna Ghats in Vrindavan– be careful! The monkeys love to snatch spectacles, probably because it causes maximum entertaining distress in the humans
Taj Right Side Replant
Taj Right Side Replant
The last of the line of often-photographed cypress trees growing before the Taj Mahal has actually just been replaced with a very young sapling.
Giant Banyan of Majhi
Giant Banyan of Majhi
This giant banyan hides amonst the mango orchards near Lucknow, and underneath its spreading branches is the tomb of Hanse Baba
The Face of Shiva
The Face of Shiva
A looming grey face, attributed to Shiva, peers out from this banyan at the National Botanical Research Institute,
Casuarina Gate
Casuarina Gate
Two casuarinas have been trained and trimmed together to form an archway, in the opulent gardens of the Small Palace of the Nawab of Lucknow.
Martiniere Jaggery
Martiniere Jaggery
French adventurer Major General Claude Martin created a rather bizarre, arachitecturally curious, mansion on the outskirts of Lucknow and you can find this nice palm tree there.