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Banyan tree is one of the most venerated trees in India. It has the ability to survive and grow for centuries and is often compared to the shelter given by god to his devotees. In Hindu mythology, the tree is called kalpavriksha, the tree that provides fulfilment of wishes and other material gains names in different languages: English- banyan tree Hindi- bad, bargad, baragad kannada- alada Mara, aala, vatavruksha assamese- vat, ahat, vatgach Bengali- bat, bat bariksh Guajarati- vad Kashmiri- bad Malayalam- peroal Marathi- vad oriya- bata, bara Punjabi- bhod, bhaur Tamil- ala, alai, aala telugu- peddamari, marri cheddu urudu- bad, bargud.