In Southeri India especially Tamil Nadu , the flowers are offered to Lord Ganesha during the Ganesha festival as well as in the pullaiyar koils (temple)..
On Jul 23, 3:59 pm, [email protected] wrote: > I think old thread should exist on it. As in Marathi it is called Mandar, > loved by Lord Ganesha. > Madhuri > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > -----Original Message----- > From: H S <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:14:47 > To: Balkar Arya<[email protected]> > Cc: indiantreepix<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:74856] Calotropis gigantea from Bel pattar Haerbal > garden Samalkha Panipat > > some author treat this as var. alba (white flowers) > > regards, > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear All > > Calotropis gigantea > > From Herbal garden Samalkha Panipat > > > -- > > Regards > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > -- > - H.S. > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone
