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Panchavati (disambiguation)

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Panchavati is an ancient holy city in Nasik, Maharashtra.

Panchavati may also refer to:

Ecology

  • Panchavati trees, are trees sacred to Indian-origin religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, such trees are the Vata (Ficus benghalensis, Banyan), Ashvattha (Ficus religiosa, Peepal), Bilva (Aegle marmelos, Bengal Quince), Amalaki (Phyllanthus emblica, Indian Gooseberry, Amla), Ashoka (Saraca asoca, Ashok), Udumbara (Ficus racemosa, Cluster Fig, Gular), Nimba (Azadirachta indica, Neem)and Shami (Prosopis spicigera, Indian Mesquite).

Places

  • Panchavati High School, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
  • The Prime Minister's residential complex at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, India
  • Panchavati, Kolkata, where Indian sage Ramakrishna performed his 1865 advaitic sadhana
  • A sacred grove with five trees — banyan, bael, amalaki, ashoka and peepul; see Sacred groves of India
  • The forest home of Hindu deity Rama in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana

Literature