I agree with Radha madame ! Thank you. Saroj Kasaju
On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 8:31 AM radha veach <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/440d72d8-1e51-426d-8cc1-f5611807eeedn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAEf%3DytTKfrV6i-xn1pG9Nw5GKhhC8%2B73FDrk656Y5zq%3DaKdBOA%40mail.gmail.com.

