Bengal Quince
Bengal Quince Botanical Name: Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa Common Name: Bengal Quince, Bael (Hindi), Vilvam (Tamil), Bilva (Sanskrit) Distribution: Throughout India In Religion and Mythology The Bilva tree is associated…
Banyan
Banyan Botanical Name: Ficus benghalensis Linn. Common Name: Banyan, Bargat (Hindi), Aalamaram (Tamil), Nyagrodha (Sanskrit) Distribution: Throughout India In Religion and Mythology Lord Dakshinamurthy under the banyan tree The tree…
Bamboo
Bamboo Botanical Name: Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss Common Name: Bamboo, Bans (Hindi), Moongil (Tamil), Venu (Sanskrit) Distribution: Throughout India In Religion and Mythology Lord Krishna with his bamboo flute The…
Asoka
Asoka Botanical Name: Saraca indica (syn. Saraca asoca) Common Name: Ashoka tree, Ashok (Hindi), Asogam (Tamil), Ashokam / Madhupushpam (Sanskrit) Distribution: Central and Eastern Himalayas, Northern plains, Orissa and the…
Alexandrian Laurel (Ball Tree)
Alexandrian Laurel (Ball Tree) Botanical Name: Calophyllum inophyllum Linn. Common Name: Alexandrian Laurel, Sultan Champa (Hindi), Punnai (Tamil), Punnaga (Sanskrit). Distribution: Coastal regions of eastern and western India. In Religion…
Arabian Jasmine
Arabian Jasmine Botanical Name: Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton. Common Name:Arabian Jasmine, Moghra (Hindi), Kundumalligai (Tamil), Mallika (Sanskrit) Distribution: Throughout India, cultivated In Religion and Mythology The tree is associated with…
Wild Boar / Domestic Pig
Wild Boar / Domestic Pig Scientific Name: Sus scrofa (Wild Boar) / Sus scrofa domesticus (Domestic Pig). Distribution:Least Concern (LC) In Religion and Mythology Varaha avatara of Lord Vishnu The…
Water Buffalo
Water Buffalo Scientific Name: Bubalus bubalis. Common Name: Buffalo, Bhains (Hindi), Yerumai (Tamil), Mahishaha (Sanskrit) Distribution: Throughout India In Religion and Mythology Yama riding a buffalo The buffalo is most…
Vulture
Vulture Scientific Name: Gyps sp. Common Name: Vulture, Gidh (Hindi), Kazhugu (Tamil), Grudhaha (Sanskrit) Distribution: Throughout India In Religion and Mythology Jatayu, the vulture King fighting Ravana Another vulture, which…
Tortoise
Tortoise Scientific Name: Geochelone elegans Common Name: Tortoise, Kachuva (Hindi), Aamai (Tamil), Kurmaha (Sanskrit) Distribution: Throughout India In Religion and Mythology Kurma avatara of Lord Vishnu Kurma was the second…