Kali’s Pipal Overlooking Jodhpur

Location:

• State: Rajasthan
• Locality: Jodhpur: Mehrangarh Fort

Botany:

• Common name: Bodhi Tree or Peepal: A incredibly common and intensely revered strangler fig found throughout the continent, with distinctive pointed leaves
• Botanical species: Ficus religiosa
• Botanical family : Moraceae [Mulberry or fig]
• This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

Geography:

• Latitude: 26.304711 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 73.019652 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 339.2 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• The Western Deserts
• Path : From Mumbai into western Gujarat-Saurashtra, up to Mount Abu, then into the Rajasthani deserts at Jodhpur and Jaisalmer,
• Date photographed: 23.03.10

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