Save Parijat : Heritage of Hindus
Petitioning: Save Parijat : By declaring it as our Nations Heritage.
Petitioner: Siddharth Awasthi started on November 24, 2014
We Indians are on the verge of losing our nations heritage,pride : PARIJAT TREE.
Lets stand together for its upliftment by declaring it as our National Heritage.
Kintur, about 38 kilometres (24 mi) east of the district headquarters, Barabanki, was named after Kunti, mother of the Pandavas. There are a number ancient temples and their remains around this place. Near a temple established by Kunti, is a special tree called Parijaat which is said to grow from Kunti's ashes.[3] There are a number of legends about this tree which have popular acceptance. One being thatArjun brought this tree from heavens and Kunti used to offer and crown Lord Shiva with its flowers. Another saying being, that LordKrishna brought this tree for his beloved queen Satyabhama or Rukmini.[4] Historically, though these saying may have some bearing or not, but it is true that this tree is from a very ancient background.[5]
According to the Harivansh Puraan the Parijaat Tree is a Kalpavriksha, or wish bearing tree, which, apart from this tree, is only found in heaven.[2] Newly-weds visit the tree for blessings, and every Tuesday a fair is held where local people worship the tree.[6]
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