Alstonia Angustiloba

Aashadha Amavasya and the Sap of Life

Aashadha Amavasya It has been a tradition in Tulunad, perhaps over centuries, to have a compulsory intake of the repulsively pungent sap of the Devil’s Tree on Aashadha Amavasya, which is called Alstonia scholaris in Botany. Its twig and leaf formation is unique and uniform, due to which fact perhaps it is known as Saptaparni Read more about Aashadha Amavasya and the Sap of Life[…]