Tree · Fruit Tree
Bael
Aegle marmelos
A fragrant fruit tree whose three-part leaves are among the best-known botanical offerings associated with Shiva.
Hindu Shaiva traditionDevotion, purification, and Shiva’s threefold power
2 contextual readings
Religious symbolism
Hindu sacred-tree tradition
Living symbols indexed under this named context. This page gathers catalog references; it does not define the whole tradition or erase differences among communities and practitioners.
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