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Visit Thimmamma Marrimanu village, about 25km from Kadri town in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district. When you walk towards a wood area amidst a sprawling dry land in the village it will seem as though you are walking into a small forest. But you'll have to go closer to find out what it is.
Its just one big tree, albeit the world's biggest. The glorious canopy of this giant banyan tree has its branches spread over 7 acres, with a canopy of 19,107 square metres and recorded as the biggest tree in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1989.
Standing in Thimmamma Marrimanu village, the banyan has survived the slings and arrows of nature's outrageous moods for nearly 550 years. But of late it was beginning to succumb to damage from vandals and children playing on its branches.
Fearing that the damage may become irreparable, the local people and the Forest Department recently set up a special project to save the tree.
Meanwhile conservation measures have been taken up. A deep gully running underneath the tree was filled with soil to enable the aerial roots to penetrate it. This was followed by terracing the area and partitioning it into four sections to allow the rain water to seep in.
The hanging roots were directed through long bamboo poles filled with nutrients.
The grand old tree is surrounded by myth and superstition dating back to the 15th century. Even its name comes from Thimmamma Marrimanu, a pious lady who reportedly lived during that era and was devoted to her sick husband. When he died, she committed sati. Legend has it that one of the poles used in the pyre grew into this gigantic tree.
These apocryphal stories are responsible for the hordes of pilgrims who pay homage to the tree and the temple nearby. And with good care the tree could well survive for more tales to evolve about it.
This big tree was first noticed and was revealed to the world by Regret Iyer (Sathyanarayana Iyer), freelance journalist & photographer from Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Later he made all efforts to see this large tree canopy enter the Guinness Book of World Records. His name has been included in the Book of World Records in this regard.
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Visit Thimmamma Marrimanu village, about 25km from Kadri town in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district. When you walk towards a wood area amidst a sprawling dry land in the village it will seem as though you are walking into a small forest. But you'll have to go closer to find out what it is.
Its just one big tree, albeit the world's biggest. The glorious canopy of this giant banyan tree has its branches spread over 7 acres, with a canopy of 19,107 square metres and recorded as the biggest tree in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1989.
Standing in Thimmamma Marrimanu village, the banyan has survived the slings and arrows of nature's outrageous moods for nearly 550 years. But of late it was beginning to succumb to damage from vandals and children playing on its branches.
Fearing that the damage may become irreparable, the local people and the Forest Department recently set up a special project to save the tree.
Meanwhile conservation measures have been taken up. A deep gully running underneath the tree was filled with soil to enable the aerial roots to penetrate it. This was followed by terracing the area and partitioning it into four sections to allow the rain water to seep in.
The hanging roots were directed through long bamboo poles filled with nutrients.
The grand old tree is surrounded by myth and superstition dating back to the 15th century. Even its name comes from Thimmamma Marrimanu, a pious lady who reportedly lived during that era and was devoted to her sick husband. When he died, she committed sati. Legend has it that one of the poles used in the pyre grew into this gigantic tree.
These apocryphal stories are responsible for the hordes of pilgrims who pay homage to the tree and the temple nearby. And with good care the tree could well survive for more tales to evolve about it.
This big tree was first noticed and was revealed to the world by Regret Iyer (Sathyanarayana Iyer), freelance journalist & photographer from Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Later he made all efforts to see this large tree canopy enter the Guinness Book of World Records. His name has been included in the Book of World Records in this regard.
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