Abstract
In India sthalavrikshas worship in temples was a religrous practice. In Tamil Nadu almost every temple is associated with a plant or tree connected to the history and mythology of the temple and or deity. The worshipper who comes to the temple attains a healty spiritua; enlighten. Sthalavrikshas is a natural tree found in the temple site brfore construction of the temple. The present investigation was carried out in coimbatore district to enumerate the sthalavrikshas associate with temple by field observation method. During the field visit temples were frequently visited and surveyed for the sthalavrikshas from the month of December 2019 - February 2020. The survey was conduced at 46 ancient temples of the coimbatore district and revelated the occurrence of 19 sthalavrikshas species were observed in different area of coimbatore district. These sacred plants are worshiped by the local people for getting the blessing of health and wealth by positive powers of nature. Sthalavrikshas are germplasm reservers and an indicator of socio-cultural conservation strategy. It is concluded that the Sthalavriksha worship is an age old practice, myths, beliefs and floklore play a major role in the exsistance of Sthalavrikshas worship and this customms help in plant conservation.
Highlights
The India people of India considered some of the trees as sacred and worship in Indian mythology and by folklore is called Sthalavrikshas
Many trees have been very important in Indian Mythology, such as Emblica officinalis, Ficus religiosa, Anthocephalus chinensis, Mangifera indica Azadirachta indica, Prosopis cineraria, Stychnos-nux-vomica, Ficus glomerata, Eugenia jambolana, Acacia catchu, Vepris bilocularis, Bambusa arundinaceae, Mesua ferrca, Butea monosperma, Elaeodendron glaucum, Jasminum auriculatum, Aegle marmelos, Terminalia arjuna, Musa ferrea, Calamus sp., Atrocarpus heterophyllus, Calotropis gigantean and Madhuca longifolia [4]
These sacred plants are worshiped by the local people for getting the
Summary
The India people of India considered some of the trees as sacred and worship in Indian mythology and by folklore is called Sthalavrikshas. Sthalavriksha refers to the plant of which ‘Sthala’ means Place and ‘Vriksha’ means tree. Sthalavrikshas are single plant and mostly in the form of a tree or in some places occurring as an herb, shrub, grass or climber. Many trees have been very important in Indian Mythology, such as Emblica officinalis, Ficus religiosa, Anthocephalus chinensis, Mangifera indica Azadirachta indica , Prosopis cineraria, Stychnos-nux-vomica, Ficus glomerata, Eugenia jambolana, Acacia catchu, Vepris bilocularis, Bambusa arundinaceae, Mesua ferrca, Butea monosperma, Elaeodendron glaucum, Jasminum auriculatum, Aegle marmelos, Terminalia arjuna, Musa ferrea, Calamus sp., Atrocarpus heterophyllus, Calotropis gigantean and Madhuca longifolia [4]
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