There has always been a question of confusion about which one is India's national tree-the banyan or the Peepal. Both of the ...

Ficus religiosa, or the Peepal tree, is equally important in Indian tradition. It is worshipped as the holy figure among the Hindus and the Buddhists and Jains. According to Indian beliefs ...

She kept the boy under a Peepal tree, and jumped into the pyre with her husband. This little boy grew up with fruits and leaves of the Peepal tree, and remained undiscovered for a long time.