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Dr Satish Phadke On 27 June 2014 09:45, Kirit Mankodi <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Madam, > > Thank you very much for the photo. The next time I visit that area, near > Satna, I will enquire about Couroupita and any other trees that match the > foliage and flowers in the Bharhut sculpture. > > In some time I will post a photo of another interesting tree/herb from > ancient India. > > Best regards. > > K. Mankodi > > From: radha veach <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:17:27 > To: Kirit Mankodi <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, > Anna Pinto <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Photo of a Bharhut Tree > Dear Sir, > > I am sending you the link to an image of Couroupita leaves for your > reference. > > http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2006/09/13/jnana/424353.jpg > > look forward to your feedback. > > regards > Radha > > > On 26/06/2014, Kirit Mankodi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Madam, > > > > Thank you for your mail. I have just forwarded to you my earlier mail > tsent > > o Dr. Vijayasankar. I had my doubt about the leaves, of which there is a > > profusion, while Couroupita photographs I saw do not have any > leaves. > > But Kadamba should be eliminated, because the Kadamba flower does not > look > > like this sculpture. Two thousand years ago flowering trees were present > > before the eyes of the sculptors and they would not have taken the > liberty > > of combining two species, I think. Among the Bharhut sculptures five or > six > > species of trees are represented under which female figures stand, and > all > > are faithful renderings, both foliage and flowers. > > So, please keep thinking; I will be eager for your feedback. > > > > > > Best regards. > > > > > > K. Mankodi > > > > > > From: radha veach [email protected] Sent: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:44:59 > To: > > [email protected]: [email protected]: Re: > Photo > > of a Bharhut Tree > > Dear Sir,this is very interesting.I can see why Couroupita has been > > suggested but I have some doubts because the leaves in the sculpture do > not > > resemble leaves of that tree at all.They actually look more like Peepal > > leaves, (Ficus religiosa). At a stretch you could say they were kadamba > > leaves (Neolamarckia cadamba) and the circular thing being kadamba > flowers > > with many petals.Perhaps the sculptor has taken an artistic licence and > > combined features of more than one species which he has > seen.regardsRadhaOn > > Saturday, June 21, 2014 5:31:17 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > > > > > > Forwardingfor Id assistance please. > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Kirit Mankodi > > <[email protected]>Date: 21 June 2014 15:23Subject: Photo of > a > > Bharhut TreeTo: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>Cc: Anna > Pinto > > <[email protected]> > > Dear Sir, > > > > I am writing to you after viewing your botanical photographs in > Wikipedia. > > > > Can you identifythis flowering tree from Bharhut in central India, > please? I > > will be much obliged. > > > > Thank you. > > > > K. 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