If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen. ~Henry David Thoreau
We recently visited this awe-aspiring place near Bangalore – “Dodda Alad Mara”, which literally means “Big Banyan Tree”. And was it BIG?? Nope, it was humongous to say the least! It covered 3 acres of land and was so impossible to make out where was the stem and where were its branch roots. The whole park was just ONE banyan tree. No wonder it’s India’s national tree. Such big banyan trees are also there at Kolkata and Gujarat (Kabirvad). Some are outside India too.
You can see Swaps take on Big Banyan Tree over here and another one that is near Mysore over here. If you are in Bangalore, don’t miss to see this place. It can be a weekend get away too.
This pic was taken inside the dome of “Butterfly Park” near Bangalore. Will post a few pics of butterflies later 🙂
World through my eyes... 