Burning Tree Retains Green Leaves in Varanasi, India
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A neem tree in northern India continues bearing green leaves despite a fire in its trunk that has been burning for five days. Thousands of people gather in the town of Varanasi to take a glimpse of the burning tree.
In an unusual phenomenon, this neem tree continues to bear fresh leaves, although its trunk is burning.
The tree is believed to be 400 years old.
Local residents first saw smoke coming from the tree trunk five days ago.
[Ghanshyam, Local]:
"The interior of the trunk has caught fire. But the branches have fresh green leaves. We have still not understood why such a thing has happened."
Indians hold the neem tree sacred, and many beliefs are centered on this tree.
Thousands of believers headed to Varanasi to marvel at and worship the "burning tree."
But some residents took the slow fire in the tree as a bad omen.
The neem has been closely associated with the life and culture of people in the Indian sub-continent, and is used for its many medicinal qualities.
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A neem tree in northern India continues bearing green leaves despite a fire in its trunk that has been burning for five days. Thousands of people gather in the town of Varanasi to take a glimpse of the burning tree.
In an unusual phenomenon, this neem tree continues to bear fresh leaves, although its trunk is burning.
The tree is believed to be 400 years old.
Local residents first saw smoke coming from the tree trunk five days ago.
[Ghanshyam, Local]:
"The interior of the trunk has caught fire. But the branches have fresh green leaves. We have still not understood why such a thing has happened."
Indians hold the neem tree sacred, and many beliefs are centered on this tree.
Thousands of believers headed to Varanasi to marvel at and worship the "burning tree."
But some residents took the slow fire in the tree as a bad omen.
The neem has been closely associated with the life and culture of people in the Indian sub-continent, and is used for its many medicinal qualities.