Kalpavriksh Temple

Kalpavriksh is a mythological, wish-fulfilling divine tree that is a common trope in Sanskrit literature from the earliest sources onwards.

A legend says Kalpavriksh is a mythological, wish-fulfilling divine tree .The ‘Kalpavriksha’, in ancient Hindu mythology, is the ‘wish fulfilment’ tree, which held the power to grant every wish of man. Its branches bore every kind of fruit and flower one wished for, and the apple of the tree was believed to have the virtue of conferring eternal life upon him that tasted it.

When Indra – king of the Gods – lost his kingdom, he went to Lord Vishnu, the Supreme One, for help to regain it. Lord Vishnu advised him to churn the ocean to bring out amrita (ambrosia) so that Indra and the devas could partake the amrita which would make them immortal and help them regain their lost kingdom.

Fourteen treasures came out of the ocean during the churning, the most important being Kalpavriksha – the wish-fulfilling tree, Kamadhenu – the wish-fulfilling cow, and Dhanvantari – the physician, an incarnation of Vishnu, the enemy of disease, who brought with him Ayurveda, the science of healing.

Along with the kamadhenu, or ‘wish-giving cow’, the kalpavriksha originated during the Samudra manthan or “churning of the milk ocean”, and the King of the gods, Indra returned with it to his paradise. kalpavriksha can figuratively refer to a source of bounty because of its ability to amply provide for human needs.

Baobab the “Chemist Tree” is a tree whose average life is more than 2500 years and is one of the trees which are traditionally used for health promoting effects. In India it is commonly known as Kalpavriksha, the wish-fulfilling divine tree.

The kalpavriksha tree which is located at Bilara city was brought from heaven by Asur King Raja Bali before thousands of years. From that time, this holy tree is located in same position. This tree is a wonder itself. Its stem is 9 – 10 feet wide and it has 5 leaves on its each stalk. It looks full of green leaves only once in a year, that is for month of Saawan (July-August). In the remaining 11 months, it becomes leafless. Another wonder about this tree is that you will find naturally embossed shapes of different deities on its stem and branches.