Yes, looks quite massive. DSRawat Pantnagar On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 11:53:40 AM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > Perhaps the oldest Deodar tree in India. > Gelyon village temple, Nohradhar > > Have read about and seen photographs of oldest deodar (Cedrus deodara) > trees in India particularly in Lahaul District of Himachal Pradesh and > Kanasar in Chakrata , reported to be as old as 1588 years. They are really > tall, but none seems to match the massive tree within the premises of > temple at Gelyon about 3 km from Nohradhar in Himachal Pradesh, a site for > famous festival. The tree has huge trunk split into three, with combined > width of around 20 feet, with central trunk somewhat decayed, the cavity > being used for display of idols, pictures and religious offerings. The > crown though not very tall covers a huge area of the temple. Locals say it > is 5000 years old. May be lesser but really old. > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >
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