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The Fascinating Story of the Plant PM Modi May (or May Not) Have Planted at Ayodhya
While the parijata is a mythical plant, capable of shifting shape and granting wishes, the stories accompanying its real life forms are just as interesting.
Narendra Modi plants a sapling on August 5, 2020, at Ayodhya. Photo: Twitter/@ANI
History16/Dec/2020
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi planted a sapling of parijata on the premises of the Ayodhya Ram temple on August 5, news reports emerged of a spike in sale of parijata saplings across Delhi NCR, following extensive media coverage of the planting ceremony.
Initially, media images of the plant failed to resolve its identity. Something wasnât adding up. Parijata is also known as âHarsringarâ (