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The women gather together around a Vat Vriksha (Banyan tree) which is worshipped with flowers, turmeric, vermilion and sacred threads. Women go around the tree while tying threads and reciting ...

Married women rise before dawn, dress in festive attire, and observe a fast. At sunrise, they gather around a Banyan tree, offering flowers, akshata (rice with turmeric), and sweet water at its roots.

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3. Take flowers, haldi, kumkum, kalash filled with water, and kaccha soot (white sacred raw thread) to the Banyan tree. 4. Offer water, flower, haldi and kumkum tilak, Akshat to the tree and then tie ...

Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Cultural significance of state trees State trees in India are testament to its history, culture, and faith. From the sacred Banyan, revered across faiths, to ...