Udumbara or Umbar tree or Audumbara tree (Ficus glomerata) is one of the cosmic trees of India which is known since Vedic times due to its religous siginficance but also due to its peculiar and useful quality and also partly due to its healing and medical powers?
Udumbara or Umbar tree or Audumbara tree (Ficus glomerata) Did you know that the Udumbara or Umbar tree or Audumbara tree (Ficus glomerata) is one of the cosmic trees of India which is known since Vedic times due to its religous siginficance but also due to its peculiar and useful quality and also partly due to its healing and medical powers? Udumbara or Umbar or Audumbara tree with scienitic name Ficus glomerata Roxb. with dried bark called Ficus racemosa Linn (Fam. Moraceae), is a large deciduous tree distributed all over India. It grows and flourishes throughout the year in evergreen forests, moist localities and bank of streams up to the elevation of 1800 m, and is often cultivated in villages for shade and its edible fruits. The Udumbara's or Audumbara's religious honour in history is traced to the Vedic times as one the Cosmic trees with certain gods enjoined to be worshipped at its root representing the Goddesses Ganga, Sarasvat...