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| Now the tree was deep rooted?
Posted by: Mr. M Kumar N At: 29, Jun 2005 7:41:02 PM IST
Technically this is possible. But not overnight(Sorry, I haven't gone through the complete posting). It takes time. A completely fallen Banyan tree can erect back, under its own suitable circumstances and I've seen one such part of tree in Mahaboobnagar.
Posted by: Bahud♥♥rapu Baatasaari At: 28, Jun 2005 5:19:23 PM IST
Is it a fact or fiction, only time will tell.
Posted by: DoBoy At: 28, Jun 2005 4:49:07 PM IST
Should we treat this as an act of god or believe on scientific theory given by the scientists.
Posted by: DoBoy At: 27, Jun 2005 10:53:23 AM IST
From The Hindu, 26/6/2005: (Under Others)
MUPKAL (NIZAMABAD DT.): A pilgrim centre is in the making in this remote village. On Friday morning, the trunk of a giant banyan tree, which was uprooted by strong winds, stood erect in its original place, five months after its collapse. Needless to say, it is drawing huge crowds from all parts.
People offer poojas at the spot, women break coconuts and sprinkle kunkum on the trunk, taking it to be an incarnation of Muthyalamma, the village Goddess.
Brisk business
A couple of women even went hysteric, foretelling future. A coconut shop and a `hundi' sprouted all of a sudden. The `safai' (sanitary) workers of the gram panchayat are busy removing bushes and cleaning the area. Strong gales felled the 100-year-old banyan tree spread over half an acre on the Mupkal-Kothapally road in Balkonda mandal in January last. After cutting off the branches, the villagers had left the trunk there itself.
On Friday, they woke to the sight of the trunk standing upright.
The reason for their awe -- such is the size of the trunk that it would be impossible even for 100 people to move it.
Two versions
Visitors have been coming up with different interpretations. Some explore scientific reasons, some see divine hand. A leading medical practitioner, N. Ramachander, describes the phenomenon as "Osmosis effect". Due to heavy rain in the area on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday water must have seeped in the tissues causing the stem to stand upright in the pit, he says.
On account of heavy downpour the roots might have gained excess weight, he further explains. Some botany teachers and forest officials who were contacted were not able to give a correct explanation.
Posted by: DoBoy At: 26, Jun 2005 11:41:15 AM IST
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