Banyan tree is one of the most venerated trees in India. It has the ability to survive and grow for centuries and is often compared to the shelter given by god to his devotees. In Hindu mythology the tree is called kalpavriksha the tree that provides fulfilment of wishes and other material gains names in different languages: English- banyan tree Hindi- bad bargad baragad kannada- alada Mara aala vatavruksha assamese- vat ahat vatgach Bengali- bat bat bariksh Guajarati- vad Kashmiri- bad Malayalam- peroal Marathi- vad oriya- bata bara Punjabi- bhod bhaur Tamil- ala alai aala telugu- peddamari marri cheddu urudu- bad bargud.
