As we all know, trees being nature’s major processors of solar energy which is vital for our existence, and yielding flowers, fruit, wood or medicine, have been worshiped by the Hindus as a matter of gratitude. One of the finest examples of traditional practices in India based on religious faith which has made a profound contribution to nature conservation has been the maintenance of certain patches of land or forests as 'sacred groves' dedicated to a deity or a village God, protected, and worshiped. There are a number of other trees and plants considered sacred & grown in temple premises and are protected in other localities. More than a hundred such species of trees/plants in India are considered sacred by various communities and religious faiths. Banyan tree is also one of them. This tree has been traditionally revered & therefore never cut. Let's take a glance.