Parijat Flowers
Parijat Flowers (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) is native to Indo-China, Himalaya and Indonesia. It grows in dry deciduous forests and hillsides.
"The parijata is a divine tree featured in Hindu mythology. The Mahabharata and the Puranas describe the parijata tree, as one of five trees, to have emerged during the legend of the Samudra Manthana. Krishna is described to have battled with Indra to uproot the parijata from his capital of Amaravati and plant it in his own city of Dvaraka. In regional tradition, Satyabhama grew aggrieved when Krishna offered his chief consort Rukmini a parijata flower. "
Parijat Flowers
Parijat Flowers (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) is native to Indo-China, Himalaya and Indonesia. It grows in dry deciduous forests and hillsides.
"The parijata is a divine tree featured in Hindu mythology. The Mahabharata and the Puranas describe the parijata tree, as one of five trees, to have emerged during the legend of the Samudra Manthana. Krishna is described to have battled with Indra to uproot the parijata from his capital of Amaravati and plant it in his own city of Dvaraka. In regional tradition, Satyabhama grew aggrieved when Krishna offered his chief consort Rukmini a parijata flower. "