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Kailashnath Neem

This big neem tree is passed by countless visitors to the ornate Kailashnath temple at Cave 16, the crown jewel in the Ellora rock-cut caves complex in Maharahstra.

Latitude: 20.02346°N Longitude: 75.17849°E Altitude: 634 m

Kailashnath Neem

Location

State: Maharashtra
Locality: Ellora: Immediately to the right of the entrance to the Cave 16

Botany

Common name: Neem or Margosa: A familiar, beloved, superb medicinal tree, planted throughout India.
Botanical species: Azadirachta indica
Botanical family: Meliaceae [Neem or mahagony]
This species is profiled in Krishen's Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

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Journey

Shooting Southwards
Path: From Mumbai inland to Maharashtra, then south into Andhra and Karnataka and coastal Tamil Nadu
Date photographed: 19.01.09

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Other trees in state: Maharashtra
Other trees in locality: Ellora
Same species: Azadirachta indica
Same family: Meliaceae
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GeoHack coordinates: Lat 20.02346248°N / Lon 75.17849285°E
Wikipedia: Indian state Maharashtra
Wikipedia: locality Ellora
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Wikipedia: botanical species Azadirachta indica (Neem or Margosa)
Wikipedia: botanical family Meliaceae [Neem or mahagony]

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