Common names: Sacred Fig Tree (English); Ashwattha (Sanskrit); Peepal Tree, Bodhi Tree (Hindi) Scientific name: Ficus religiosa L. Family: Fig (Moraceae) Where to see: India and Pakistan border at ...
Continue reading 2. Peepal (Sacred Fig) The Peepal tree, known scientifically as Ficus religiosa, is considered sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is said to be the tree under which ...
The logo has been designed by Oroon Das, a graphics designer and curator based in New Delhi. The logo of the South Asia Centre is a leaf from the Sacred Fig tree (Ficus religiosa), known popularly ...