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["Dr. Chiranjit Parmar" <parmarch@vsnl.com>]

Whenever there is any religious ceremony like marriage, and similar big ceremony in the family that involves Hindu rituals, young banana plants are brought from the field and placed at all the four corners of the sacred area.  Leaves of Mango and (PIPAL) Ficus religiosa are also used.  Such ceremonies are very common everymonth in some home or the other.  So there is always a demand for young banana plants which are considered auspicious on such occasions.

 

Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
Horticultural Consultant on Lesser Known Plants
www.lesserknownplants.com

----- Original Message -----

From: mIEKAL aND

To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 9:40 AM

Subject: Re: [NAFEX] MUSA Basjoo Banana

can you say more about what kind of religious purposes the banana is used for?

thank you.

mIEKAL



On Friday, October 11, 2002, at 11:06 PM, Dr. Chiranjit Parmar wrote:

30-40 years back this banana was used like a common banana in the hilly
regions. But now with the development of transport system, bananas from the
tropical areas reach every nook and corner of India and therefore this
fruits is not used much. Thre plants mostly used for religious purposes.

mIEKAL aND
memexikon@mwt.net
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