My grandmother during her lifetime (she died in 1963) used to say that her husband died a premature death ( he died when my father was only 8 years, and my youngest uncle was born poosthumously) because he had a large peepal tree cut. This superstition is deep-rooted in north India also. akbhatt
On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 1:14 PM, raghu ananth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a land where superstitions flourish and where ancient beliefs are > passed down from generation to generation, this should not sound so very > strange. > > For at the entrance of Chandagal village (in Mysore district), lived three > peepal trees (Photo date: Feb 2005) which are named after the Hindu trinity > of gods – Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. But what is even more bizarre is > the fact that the villagers believe that chopping down a peepal tree causes > death in the family. > > In fact, the second photograph (Photo date: Sep 2005) shows how one of the > peepal tree was cut but then abandoned halfway. It is said that the peepal > tree was sold to a person and that person died before the tree could be > completely cut. The family of the deceased then decided to abandon the tree > cutting operations. (The tree remains in the same state till date.) > > Chandagal village > > Mysore district > > Sep 2008 > > Regards > > Raghu / Sunita > > > ------------------------------ > Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! Group. > > > > <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_groups_9/*http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/> > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Bhind Road Gwalior. 474 005. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
