page_title: Akshayavat
section_title: Other places
hierarchical_section_title: Akshayavat / Other places
caption_attribution_description: English: Akshay Vat, The Banyan Tree Witness to The Gita, Kurukshetra, India
context_page_description: Akshayavat or Akshay Vat is a sacred fig tree mentioned in the Hindu mythology.
  According to a legend, once the sage Markandeya asked Lord Narayana to show him a specimen of the divine power. Narayana flooded the entire world for a moment, during which only the Akshayavat could be seen above the water level.
  According to other stories, Muslim Mughal Emperor Jahangir tried to destroy the tree.
context_section_description: A tree at Gaya, Bihar and another tree at Varanasi are also worshipped as the Akshayavat. The Bodhi tree is said to be a manifestation of the Akashayavat at Prayag.
  According to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Buddha is said to have planted a seed of the Prayag's Akshayavat next to Mount Kailash on a mountain known as the Palace of the Medicine Buddha.
caption: A tree at Kurukshetra, claimed to be the Akshay Vat
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