Yes Pankaj ji, I think now we can start a thread "Fruits with Gods name"  !!

Regards,

Mani.

On 1/12/11, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thats why I had added that people have this tendency to add the names
> of god and goddess with the fruits. Kind of free advertisement you
> see.
> At Haridwar if someone sells a fruit with a god's name attached, he
> can get more customer, than with usual name.
>
> Pankaj
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 2:48 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Dear Ritesh ji, the fruit Annona reticulata is also known by the name
>> Ramphal.  It is a cousin of Sitaphal.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mani.
>>
>> On 1/12/11, Ritesh Choudhary <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Thanks Pankaj for showing 'Ramphal' to us!  U might be aware that
>>> Annona squamosa is known as 'Sitaphal'.
>>>
>>> Don't know why they are called so.
>>>
>>> Ritesh.
>>
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