Giant Banyan Trees in India

The Banyan tree is one of the holy tree for Hindus and other religious traditions, It is

also the National tree of India and state tree of Madhya Pradesh. Banyan tree is also

called Kalpavriksha,Bargad, Vatavriksh or Barh.

The Great Banyan tree is located in Acharya Jagadish Chandra

Bose Indian Botanic Garden of Howrah,Kolkata. Great Banyan is the largest

Banyan tree in India and one of the biggest in the world.

Ranthambore national park is best known for its majestic tiger and

wildlife but it is also home to a gigantic banyan tree in the park itself,

which is considered to be India’s second largest banyan tree.

Adyar Banyan Tree is one of the biggest Banyan trees in the world

and the oldest existing tree in the city of Chennai.
The 450-year-old giant banyan tree is located at Adyar in Chennai.

The Big Banyan Tree is the 400-year-old tree, located at Ramohalli in Bengaluru.

Dodda Alada Mara or Big Banyan Tree has more than a thousand aerial roots and

is one of the largest of its kind.

The Thimmamma Marrimanu is the world’s biggest tree and recorded as

the biggest tree in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Thimmamma Marrimanu banyan tree is located in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

One of the most famous of banyan tree is located on the island of Kabirvad

in Gujarat. . It is one of the Oldest living Banyan tree in India,believed to be

300 years old. One large Banyan tree called Kalpabata is there inside the premises

of Jagannath Temple of Puri,Giant Banyan of Majhi near Lucknow and the Pillalamarri

Banyan banyan tree in Telangana.

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