Sr. No. Name of Festival
Month
Hindu English
Associated Plant
Common Name Botanical Name
1
 Gudi Padva Chaitra March Neem
Bamboo		 Azadirachta indica
Bambusa arundinacea

2

Chaitra Tryodashi

 Chaitra March Seeata Ashok Saraca asoca

3

Ramnavmi

 Chaitra March Davana
Ganger		 Artemesia nilagirica
Zingiber officinale

4

Hanuman Jayanti

 Chaitra March Kharbuj
Shendur 		Cucumis melo
Bixa orellana

5

Akshaytritiya

 Vaishakh April Mango Mangifera indica

6

Vatpournima

 Jeshtha May Vat
Mehndi		 Ficus bengalensis
Lawsonia inermis

7

Nagpanchami

 Shravan August Javari
Chana		 Sorgham vulgare
Cicer aretinum

8

Hanuman Puja

 Shravan August Peepal Ficus relligiosa

9

Narli Pournima

 Shravan August Coconut
Durva
Lotus
Cocos nucifera
Cynodon dactylon
Nelumbo nucifera

10

Ganeshotsav

 Bhadrapad September Aghada
Jasvand
Terda
Mandar
Achyranthes aspera
Hibiscus rosa sinesis
Impatiens balsamina
calotropis gigantea

11

Rishipanchami

 Bhadrapad September Supari Areca catechu

12

Dasehra

 Ashvin October Apta
Shami
Marigold		 Bauhinia racemosa
Prosopis cineraria
Tagetes erecta

13

Dhantrayodashi

 Ashvin November Dhana/Dhania Coriandrum sativum

14

Lakshmipujan

 Ashvin November Sindhadi Phoenix sylvestris

15

Narak Chatoordashi

 Ashvin November Chandan Santalum album

16

Sankrant

 Paushya January Sugar cane
Bel		 Saccharam officinarum
Aegle marmelos

17

Mahashivratri

 Magh February Wood apple Feronia elephantum

18

Holi

 Falgun February Castor Ricinus communis

19

Satyanarayan Puja

     Date Phoenix dactylifera

20

Marriages

     Wheat
Rice		 Treaticum aestivum
Oryza sativa
           

Plants associated with Buddha Religion
Gautam Buddha, the founder of this religion was himself born under an Ashoka tree in a sacred grove i…
Lumbini, Nepal. He spent almost 52 years of his life in clos… proximity with trees and forests. He always preached tha… forests and green trees should not be cut. He once remarked that the act of tree planting is as noble as construction o… temple.
The following table gives list of trees associated with Buddha:
Sr. No.
Common Name
Botanical Name
Family
1.
Peepal
Ficus religiosa
Moracease
2.
Sal
Shorea robusta
Deplerocarpaceae
3.
Vat
Ficus bengalensis
Moraceae
4.
Jamun
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceae
5.
Khirni
Manilkara hexandra
Sapotaceae
6.
Pakad
Ficus infectoria
Moraceae

Plants associated with Sikh Religion
Sikh religion recognizes only one source of cousciousness in the Universe.
According to a verse (Mohalia 5) in Guru Granth Sahib, God, the creator of the world is compared to a tree. Sikh Gurus used to give sermons under shade of trees around water bodies. Sikhs believe that trees planted in the names of Gurus thrive well.
The trees associated with Guru Nanak are:
Sr. No.
Common Name
Botanical Name
Family
1.
Peepal
Ficus religiosa
Moracease
2.
Ritha
Sapindus trifoliatus
Sapindaceae
3.
Talli
Dalbergia sissoo
Mimosaceae
4.
Ber
Zyzyphus mauritiana
Rhamnaceae
5.
Kanchan
Bauhinia purpurea
Caeselpiniaceae


Plants associated with Zoroastrian Religion
The Parsis worship fire as one of the five life supporting elements. They burn fire in fire temples using wood of babool and offer sandalwood sticks while performing prayers.
The plants sacred to their religion are -
Sr. No.
Common Name
Botanical Name
Family
1.
Date
Ficus religiosa
Arecaceae
2.
Pomogranate
Punica granatum
Punicaceae
3.
Somballi or Hom (Persian name)
Ephendra gerardiana
Ephedraceae

Trees  associated with Jain Religion
Lord Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankar and founder of Jainism, strongly advocated Ahimsa projecting it as supreme religion. He realized that there is life in all animals, plants, water and air and this life should not be destroyed. According to him cutting and burning of forests was a great sin. In keeping with these principles, he exhorted his followers to become vegetarians. He gave the slogan: ‘Live and Let Live’ which is the very basis of coexistence and conservation of all species.

Sr. No.
Common Name
Botanical Name
Family
Name of Tithankar
1.
Vat
Ficus bengalensis
Moraceae
Rishabnath
2.
Seatwin
Alstonia scholaris
Apocynaceae
Ajitnath
3.
Sal
Shorea robusta
Dipterocarpaceae
Sambhavnath
4.
Cheer pine
Pinus roxburghii
Abietaceae
Abhinandan
5.
Piyangu
Callicarpa macrophylia
Verbenaceae
Sumatinath
6.
Piyangu
Callicarpa macrophylia
Verbenaceae
Padamnath
7.
Siris
Albizzia lebbeck
Mimosaceae
Suparshvanath
8.
Nagkesar
Mesua ferrea
Guttiferae
Chandraprabhath
9.
Behada
Terminalia bellerica
Combrataceae
Pushpdant
10.
Bel
Aegle marmelos
Rutaceae
Sheetalnath
11.
Tendu
Diospyros melanoxylon
Ebenaceae
Shreyasnath
12.
Kadamba
Neolamarkia cadamba
Rubiaceae
Vasupujya
13.
Jamun
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceae
Vimalnath
14.
Peepal
Ficus religiosa
Moraceae
Anantnath
15.
Kaitha
Limonia acidissims(Elephant apple)
Rutaceae
Dharamnath
16.
Toon
Cedrela toona
Meliaceae
Shantinath
17.
Loth
Wendlandia
Rubiaceae
Kunthunath
18.
Mango
Mangifera indica
Anacardiaceae
Arahnath
19.
Ashok(Seeta Ashok)
Saraca asoka
Caesalpiniaceae
Mallinath
20.
Sonchafa
Michelia champaka
Magnoliaceae
Munisuvratnath
21.
Bakul
Mimosops elengii
Sapotaceae
Neminath
22.
Bamboo
Bambusa arundinacea
Poaceae
Neminath
23.
Deodar
Cedrus deodara
Pinaceae(Abeitaceae)
Parshvanath
24.
Sal
Shorea robusta
Dipterocarpaceae
Mahaveer/Vardhman