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BravE khejrI

Found in the dry regions of India, the khejri tree can withstand extreme dry
conditions and high temperatures.
Botanical Name: Prosopis cineraria
Common Name: Indian Mesquite WORSHIP WISDOM
(English), Janti (Hindi), Jammi
The khejri is worshipped
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(Telugu), Jand (Punjabi)
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during Dussehra and
Janmashtami and its
BRAVERY TALES branches are off ered
In a small village in 1770, Amrita to the Rajasthani deity, Illustration by Anukriti
Moorjani, Class 4, Sanskar
Devi and her daughters laid d G School, Jaipur
Gogaji.
sacreedd
down their lives to protect the sacred Sarth Khandelwal, Class 8C, St. rtth
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khejri tree which was ordered to be cut Anthh
o be cut
Anthony's Sr. Sec. School, Udaipur
red otther
by the ruler. This brave act inspired other
villagers to do the same but unfortunately
fortuunaately
DESERT’S KALPAVRIKSHAESER
the king did not budge. Nonetheless this D
helesss this
or thee later
sacrifi ce became an inspiration for the later Al
All parts of the khejri can be used, which makes it l part
Chipko movement. thhe ‘Des
the ‘Desert’s Kalpavriksha’. Its leaves are consumed
ass fodd
Jhalak Mohniya, Class 10A, All Saints Sr. Sec. School, Schoool, as fodder by animals while its dried beans are
Ajmer; Mishi Ghunawat, Class 8A, Jankidevi Public Publicc eaaten b
eaten by humans. The bark of the khejri is used as
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an antidote for snake bites and scorpion stings.
a an ant
A
Aryan Gupta, Class 9A,All Saints Sr. Sec. School, Ajmer; ry
Pa
Illustration by Karandeep Kaur, Class 2, Guru Tegh Parnika Batham, Brightlands Girls Sr. Sec. School, Vaishali rn
Bahadur Sr. Sec. School, Ferozpur Nagar, Jaipur
SACRED PALMS SACRED FRUITS
AMLA
PALMYRA Amla (Indian gooseberry) is sacred to
Hindus as it is believed that Lord Vishnu
PALM dwells in it. In Buddhism the Amalaka
tree is a symbol of enlightenment and
In Christianity, Palmyra Illustration by Riya
palm trees are a symbol features in the Sanchi Stupa. Vaishnav, Class 9,
Maharana Mewar Public
of peace, victory and eternal JAMUN School, Udaipur
life. It is often part of celebratory
Jamun (Java plum) is described in the
processions where palm leaves are Illustration by Mahabharata as a cosmic tree.
distributed. Sharadhi H.,
Class 8, KLES’ India is known as jambu-dvipa, or
ARECA PALM International the continent of the Jamun Trees.
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Belagavi BER
Areca palm trees are worshipped
by the farming community of Karnataka during a Ber (Indian jujube) is mentioned in the Ramayan as Sabari
special festival, Bhoomi Hunnime (Bhoomi-Earth, off ered ber to Lord Rama. Ber tree is connected with the lives
Hunnime-Full Moon). An ancient Tamil poem Tala of Sikh Gurus and is a symbol of purity. There are three Dukh
Vilasam mentions 801 purposes of the entire tree. Bhanjani Beri trees in the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
D. Kanaka Akshaya Niharika, Class 8, Olivet School, Krishna Nagar,
Sharadhi H., Class 8, KLES’ International School, Belagavi;
Vishakapatnam; Amishi, Class 8B, Bhavan's SL Public School, Amritsar; Dilpreet
Deepsitha Rayi, Class 7B, Akshara School, Kakinada
Kaur, Gurleen Kaur, Sehajpreet Kaur, Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, Golden
Avenue, Amritsar

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