Nagalingam flower
Submitted by vyjayanthi on Wed, 2010-08-11 04:15
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The flower of the Cannon ball tree (Couroupita guianensis), the nagalinga flower tree, botanically known as Aegle marmelos, are used to worship Lord Shiva. The nagalinga flower, some say, resembles a `Shiva Linga’ with a naga (snake) on top and hence the name. I had click is during my visit to a park in Hyderabad.
Lata
Wed, 2010-08-11 12:22
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Very pretty flower, Vyjayanthi. I had seen this tree in a Nagercoil temple, a few months ago, but couldn't take a picture as cameras were not allowed. Thank you for posting this here.
nithyaashok
Thu, 2010-08-12 02:48
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Very beautiful flower which i used to see a lot in our family god (Kulatheivam)temple, next time i will capture the full tree and upload it