100-year-old sacred fig tree saved from becoming history in Hyderabad

Citizens with the support of Sangareddy-based environmental activist Paladugu Gnaneshwar have saved a 100-year-old sacred fig tree from being cut down and removed from the premises of the Lord Shiva Temple near the Rythu Bazaar in Vanasthalipuram in Hyderabad.

After



coming to know about the attempt of the temple committee to do away with the tree, Gnaneshwar drove from Siddipet to Vanasthalipuram and staged a protest for six hours demanding the temple management to stop felling the tree, the branches of which were already chopped down in the name of pruning.