As this temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva the carving may be of a Bael tree (bilva), *Aegle marmelos (Rutaceae)* At the bottom is a hand perhaps plucking a leaf for worship. Bael leaves are used as offerings to Lord Shiva.
regards Radha On Monday, August 2, 2021 at 6:39:47 PM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: > Thank you for welcoming me to your group. I am new here, and from the USA, > but am an avid researcher of ancient India. This picture is from > Panchavarnaswamy Temple, taken by a Mr. Praveen Mohan, not myself. I see > clearly clusters of three obovate leaves and paired fruits, seeming smooth > bark, . I expect this is indeed a tree, but could be a shrub. It almost > certainly does not grow in this shape naturally. Does anyone have an idea > or guess as to what this might be, or if it might be an extinct but know > species? Thank you for considering my request. > > > [image: BrahmaTree.jpg] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/440d72d8-1e51-426d-8cc1-f5611807eeedn%40googlegroups.com.
