καιρός remembered

Sacred trees

Banyan trees are often regarded as sacred. I think this is because they are truly awe-inspiring, just like the gods themselves. When we find ourselves face to face with an extraordinary tree – a towering sequoia, an imposing baobab, a gnarled olive tree, a branching banyan tree – we soon fall silent. They are beings that, in some way, are beyond our comprehension. Perhaps that is why people tend to associate them with the gods and turn them into sacred objects.
I find the little figurines of Ganesha and Kali that people have stuck to this banyan tree quite moving.

Photo of the week: Banyan tree, Mumbai, India 2014