The Ganga or Ganges is the longest river in India and its banks are one of the most fertile and densely populated areas in the world.
#INDIAN NATIONAL TREE SKIN#
If you shave a tiger, you would still see a striped pattern since a tiger’s skin is also striped. It is found throughout India and some surrounding countries. The Panthera tigris has a thick coat of orange fur with deep black stripes. Indian National Animal : The Royal Bengal Tiger The Buddha is said to have attained nirvana whilst meditating under a banyan tree. They are considered immortal and sacred since their roots descend from their branches to form entirely new trunks. Indian National Tree : The Banyan treeįicus benghalensis is a variety of a fig tree. In the late 16th century Emperor Akbar planted 10 lakh mango trees in Lakhi Baug near modern day Bihar! 8. India is very famous for over 100 different varieties of Mangoes. The lotus holds a sacred place in the art of many cultures and religions of ancient India. This sacred flower plays an important role in the different folklores of ancient India. It is a hymn to the goddess Durga as if she were the land of India. It was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Vande Mataram is the national song of India. It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem in 1950. The Indian national anthem or Jana Gana Mana was written by Rabindranath Tagore. It has 2 parallel lines at the top which looks like an ‘=’ sign. It is a graphical representation of the Devanagari ‘ra’ and the English ‘r’ alphabets. The rupee symbol was adopted by the government in 2010 for official use on Indian bank notes and coins. Underneath it are the words Satyameva Jayate which means ‘truth alone triumphs.’ This is the government letterhead and will appear on all official documents. The government seal of India is taken from Ashoka’s Sarnath Lion pillar. This is the Dharma Chakra or the Wheel of Law. It also has a navy-blue chakra in the middle of the white stripe. The peepal tree is perhaps the most revered tree in India.The Indian national flag is also known as the Tiranga. The text of the sacred Bhagavad Gita states that Lord Krishna identifies with the peepal tree and says-“Among trees, I am Ashvatha”. Hindus associate the roots of the peepal tree with Lord Brahma, the leaves with Lord Shiva and the Trunk with Lord Vishnu. The heart-shaped leaves and long stalks of the leaves give the appearance that this tree is forever dancing, even when there is no wind. This tree holds a special place in Buddhist doctrine. The Bodhi tree Ficus religios, or peepal tree located in Bodh Gaya in the Gaya district of Bihar, India has been so named because it is believed that Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment or Buddhatva under boughs of this tree.Here are a few trees that have attained more than a special place in Indian especially Hindu culture, tradition and mythology. Trees are revered in Indian culture for their many fine attributes such as medicinal benefits, providing food, helping moderate ambient temperatures, giving shade, recharging groundwater, all these things being essential to the existence of human beings, animals, insects, birds and microorganism that thrive on the benevolence of trees. Trees in Indian Mythology and Spirituality
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