Ho Hum| More Tree Worshipping| Yawn

Eric Frei · 31st August 2009, 10:54 PM

It appears ignorance is not bliss but blind faith.

Have a read of these whackos.

Milk-like fluid oozing from neem tree shocks residents - Nagpur - City - NEWS - The Times of India

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Milk-like fluid oozing from neem tree shocks residents

NAGPUR: Call it height of ignorance or blind faith but people have been believing into incomprehensible incidents as God’s blessings. Mysterious
incidents have always brought the blind faith among the citizens to the fore.

A couple of years back people thronged Ganesh Tekdi temple when news about the Lord Ganesh idol consuming milk spread like fire. Similar was the situation when a 30-feet deep well in Bajrang Nagar was said to be full of hot water recently.

Now, the news of white milklike fluid oozing out from a neem tree in Vijay Nagar slum area from Saturday morning has raised tremendous curiosity among Orange city residents.

Early on Saturday morning, resident of Vijay Nagar slum area Harshu Pardhi (25) rushed towards the neem tree near her home to find milk-like fluid oozing out from the tree. Harshu, a Goddess Sheetlamata’s devotee, told TOI that she dreamt of the fluid oozing out from the tree early in the morning and therefore rushed out to check if it was true. Surprisingly, white fluid was indeed coming out of the tree trunk, she said.

The fluid was oozing to flow down exactly where the idol of Goddess Sheetlamata is installed in the locality. The news spread like wild fire and not only slum dwellers but people from far away have been visiting and worshipping the tree. Many have been collecting the fluid as ‘prasad’.

People have been applying vermilion, turmeric to the tree and have offered coconuts, informed Raju Waghmare. Sixty-yearold Sukhchand Raote, who runs a grocery shop in the locality, said that he had never witnessed such a mysterious incident in his life.

These are Goddess Sheetlamata’s blessings, he claimed. Some residents said the neem tree liquid was bitter in taste. “Immediately after tasting the liquid, we felt as if the liquid had cleaned our mouth,” another resident Jai Kashyap said. The residents have decided to build a temple of Goddess Sheetlamata and have started collecting donations. Meanwhile, an official from social forestry department said that it was no supernatural power but definitely a mystery for them.

Done it · 2nd September 2009, 10:30 PM

"Some residents said the neem tree liquid was bitter in taste"

Yeah, rush out and have a taste.

Apocalypsse · 5th September 2009, 09:33 AM

Sounds like what happens to a lot of trees when you cut them open, someone probably just got a bit too close with something sharp.

Garry Brockley · 5th September 2009, 09:37 AM

if thats the case i need to start praying at all the large fig trees ive cut down white sticky crap "ooh its crying milk it must be a sign" yeah to GET A LIFE

2nd September 2009, 10:30 PM	#2
Done it Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Australia. Posts: 780	Re: Ho Hum\| More Tree Worshipping\| Yawn "Some residents said the neem tree liquid was bitter in taste" Yeah, rush out and have a taste.

5th September 2009, 09:33 AM	#3
Apocalypsse Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,152	Re: Ho Hum\| More Tree Worshipping\| Yawn Sounds like what happens to a lot of trees when you cut them open, someone probably just got a bit too close with something sharp.

5th September 2009, 09:37 AM	#4
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,641	Re: Ho Hum\| More Tree Worshipping\| Yawn if thats the case i need to start praying at all the large fig trees ive cut down white sticky crap "ooh its crying milk it must be a sign" yeah to GET A LIFE __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

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