Most devotees perform this Pooja with their community, in temples. These temples house banyan trees and the priest helps them perform the Pooja. People, who are not in a position to visit temples for this Pooja, can buy banyan twigs from the market and perform the Pooja at home. The ...

In Hindu Religion, the protection and worship of plants (Vanaspati) are important. Vata Vruksha or Banyan Tree is one of them. A very old lady told us what her grandmother told her. In the olden days, banyan trees would cover a lot of land-area and there would not be even ...

In the course of writing about art and artists, I have been collecting several friends. Brinda Roy Chowdhury Ray is one of them. She is a Hindustani Classical Music Exponent and has done playback singing for award-winning films like Dance of the Wind and several regional movies. We at A ...