Panchavati (disambiguation)

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Panchavati is an ancient holy city in Nasik, Maharashtra, India; the place of vanavasa (banishment) of Rama in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana.

Panchavati may also refer to:

Ecology[edit]

  • 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)
  • A sacred grove with five trees — banyan, bael, amalaki, ashoka and peepul; see Sacred groves of India

Places[edit]

  • Panchavati High School, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
  • 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, the residence of the prime minister of India in New Delhi, India
  • Panchavati, Kolkata, where Indian sage Ramakrishna performed his 1865 advaitic sadhana

Literature[edit]