Do you know the plants which are used for Som Yag Yadnya?

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A variety of flowers and plants are used while performing the different rituals of Som Yag Yadnya ....

Som Yag Yadnya|Plants used for rituals | Photo: Rohan Fernandes

The broad leaved Butea monospermais (palash)

Palash|Som Yag Yadnya|Plants used for rituals | Photo: Dinesh Valke/flickr

Cynanchum acidum (Roxb), or Somavalli, is important in Hindu rituals.

Somavalli| plants used for rituals

Ficus racemosa (Udumbar) is native to Australia and tropical Asia.

Ficus racemosa |Udumbar| plants used for rituals | Photo:

Desmostachya bipinnata (Kusha) is also called salt reed grass and has long been used in human history.

Desmostachya|bipinnata |plants used for som yag yadnya

Acacia catechu (khadira) is commonly used in Ayurveda.

Acacia catechu| khadira

Ashwattha (pimpal), or sacred fig, is a species of fig native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina.

Ashwattha|pimpal| sacred plants| plants for rituals | Photo: Dinesh Valke/flickr

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