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Shri
Ashwath Narayan
 Our
forefathers were worshipping the peepul or
Ashwatha tree treating it as Narayan or God
himself. Such of those who did not have the
progeny
were taking a vow to plant
this tree.It was believed that as soon as
the plant will have 1000 leaves, the family will
get a child. Once the tree was planted they had
the responsibility to have the upanayanam and
the marriage also of the tree. The bride would
be essentially a Tulsi Plant.
The trees were mostly planted on the road
side with platforms around them so that
travellers and devotees could sit for a while
and relax. It would also facilitate to go round
the tree for a pradakshina. Going simply by its
uses, a shade giving tree, it is now
scientifically proved that the Ashwatha tree, in
the photosynthesis activity of converting carbon
dioxide into oxygen, gives more output and
during night time also it gives oxygen while all
the trees and plants only carbon dioxide.
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