Get to know all about the oldest tree that has existed for more than thousand years. <br /><br />Don't forget to Share, Like & Comment on this video<br /><br />Subscribe Our Channel Artha : https://goo.gl/22PtcY <br /><br /> <br />1 Banyan tree is commonly called as Bargad or Vat Vriksha and is credited as the national tree of India.<br /> <br />2 It is also credited as the third most significant plants in Hindu religion.<br /> <br />3 Banyan tree ages for around thousand years and spreads widely in its surrounding. <br /> <br />4 The tree is upside down, which means its roots rise up from the ground and branches go down.<br /> <br />5 While narrating Gita, Lord Krishna explained that the leaves of Banyan tree are the Vedic Hymns.<br /> <br />6 In Hinduism, there many old customs under which devotees offer worship to this tree.<br /> <br />7 Dakshinamurthy is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva, who is usually depicted seated under a banyan tree.<br /> <br />8 In Maharashtra, married women celebrate the festival of Vat Savitri by fasting and tying a thread around the banyan tree.<br /><br />Like us @ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ArthaChannel/ <br />Check us out on Google Plus - https://goo.gl/6qG2sv <br />Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ArthaChannel <br />Follow us on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/arthachannel/ <br />Follow us on Pinterest - https://in.pinterest.com/channelartha/ <br />Follow us on Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/blog/arthachannel
