Asvattha the “Peepal†is deified as the manifestation of different gods. It has been also considered as the abode of gods and goddesses among rural, tribal and urban groups of people of India. Trees have played a very great role of significance in human life and the adoration of trees is perhaps one of the ancient forms of worship. Trees and plants are the supreme creation of the vegetable kingdom as man to the animal kingdom. The cutting of the Asvattha tree ...