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Old- Shaytta- Banayan- Tree- Of- Dhamrai.

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  Traditional Old Shaytta Banyan Tree Dhamrai  You have heard a lot about the old banyan tree!  However, if you don't see this banyan tree of Shaitta village in Jadavpur union of Dhamrai, you will not believe that such a tree exists.  Not only the banyan tree, but also a pakur tree of the same age has grown at the same time.  Seeing the two trees together year after year, the locals consider them as husband and wife.   The banyan tree is spreading branches and roots on 5 bigha land.  The banyan tree is believed to be 500 years old.  Various folk tales are spread around the tree.  Locals believe that cutting the branches of this tree is inauspicious and may even lead to death.  There are many other ghost stories about the tree.  But whatever Ratna has made the green village a shade greener, it is the entwined pakur tree.  Take a day and visit Shaitta village and surrounding area. It is known that in Dhantara village, the ancesto...