The Survivor Pine at Mori
The Survivor Pine at Mori
This is one of the last surviving giant pines at the riverside grove in Mori, now surrounded by a younger plantation of pine trees.
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A Short Root Bridge
A Short Root Bridge
One small example of the living root bridges of Meghalaya, formed by training the roots of a rubber tree across a creek
DoubleSpan Root Bridge Visible from Wire Bridge
DoubleSpan Root Bridge Visible from Wire Bridge
A living root bridge, with two spans, stretching across a ravine
Tranquebar Ancient Ashok Tree
Tranquebar Ancient Ashok Tree
The oldest and most venerable Ashoka Mast tree encountered on this project is growing in the former Danish colony of Taragumbada
Guru’s Resting Banyan
Guru’s Resting Banyan
Another tree marking a resting place of a Sikh Guru, this one is a large banyan tree surrounded by rich agricultural fields
Victoria’s Chinnar
Victoria’s Chinnar
Behind the magnificent ViceRegal Lodge in Shimla, a large Chinnar tree in the garden represents Queen Victoria and her once-extensive empire.
Lansdowne’s Heritage Plane
Lansdowne’s Heritage Plane
Behind the Viceregal Lodge is a Chinnar tree planted by Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, who was the fifth Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India from 1888-1894, and British Secretary of State for War
Nishat Bagh Splendid Chinar
Nishat Bagh Splendid Chinar
Yet another massive and splendid Chinar tree growing at the old Mughal Gardens in Kashmir’s famous city of Srinagar
Nishat Bagh CostumeTree
Nishat Bagh CostumeTree
Tourists can pose for their pictures in an array of traditional Kashmiri clothing underneath this large old Chinar tree at the Mughal Gardens.
Mavis Giant Chinnar
Mavis Giant Chinnar
On the shores of Nagin Lake, near the lovely Mavis Hotel houseboat, is a exceptionally personable giant Chinnar tree