Understand the rituals of the Vat Savitri festival 2025, the importance of the banyan tree, and the enduring story of Savitri ...

A few days ago, the picture of a dismembered tree on my Facebook feed stopped me mid-scroll. It had a link to a news article ...

What if a single tree could cover more ground than a city block? The Great Banyan in Kolkata, India, is the world’s widest tree — a sprawling canopy supported by hundreds of trunk-like roots. In this ...

Imagine standing under an ancient banyan tree or an age-old peepal, its branches reaching towards the heavens, holding secrets from a time when Lord Rama roamed the forests, each step carrying the ...

The banyan tree is distinguished by its vast canopy and ... The Peepal tree also finds mention in ancient Indian texts, such as the Vedas and Upanishads, which describe its importance in spiritual ...

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto sits on a hill in the historic Higashiyama Ward of Kyoto. It's near many sites, such as the famous Kiyomizu-dera Temple; Ninenzaka, an ancient-style street ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town’s Front Street.

One year ago, wildfires devastated the historic Maui town of Lahaina, once the royal capital of Hawaii, leaving one of its most iconic symbols, a more than 150-year-old banyan tree, battered ...