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| This is the biggest Banyan tree in the world in the botanical gardens of Kolkata |
The children play merrily ,
They run around it round and round ,
Some times falling on the soft ground .
Under the shade of the banyan tree ,
The village belles have a melee ,
They gossip about everything under the sun ,
Even reveal secrets of their loved ones .
Under the shade of the banyan tree ,
Teenage boys indulge in unpleasant yippee ,
Smoking ,drinking and gambling spree ,
Whiling away their precious time for free .
Under the shade of the banyan tree,
Many a lovers meet clandestinely ,
Exciting romance blossoms here ,
They whisper ,tease and laugh to endear
Under the shade of the banyan tree ,
Many elders meet to agree and disagree ,
On issues relating to their family ,
On problems affecting life in the community .
Under the shade of the banyan tree ,
Hanging thick aerial roots , so many we see ,
Some indistinguishable from the original trunk of the tree,
Children swing to and fro , holding them with great glee .
Under the shade of the banyan tree ,
The lake water reflection , we foresee ,
Roots upward and the branches down ,
Resembling the material world around ,
An illusion of reality !!
Under the shade of the banyan tree ,
Lord Buddha attained enlightenment to be worldly free ,
Lord Krishna found his resting place on its leaf,
Lord Krishna found his resting place on its leaf,
The banyan tree is sacred , this is a spiritual belief .
Footnotes -
The banyan tree is the national tree of India. The tree grows by placing its branches down.The tree's seeds germinate in cracks and crevices of the host tree, sending branches everywhere around it, called aerial prop roots.
It is the perfect symbol for ancient Indian families which also grew like the banyan trees,where the children stayed with the parents, married and brought their spouses home to have children who grew up and married and added to the family "compound ".
This system however is very rarely seen now with children now living as nuclear family units .
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