It is related that in this Lāl Vad there is an opening through which the virtuous can pass to the other side, but not the sinful.[21]
There are two banyan trees near Anandpur, one of which is called Bhut-vad or the banyan tree of the evil spirits, as it is supposed to be inhabited by ghosts. The other is called Visalvad, because a devotee named Visaman Bhagat lived under this tree.[22]
There is a branch of the followers of Kabir called Khijāda Panth. They worship the Khijāda or Shami in their temples.[23]
There is a belief that the sanctity attached to the Pipal tree has been the act of the god Krishna. This tree is invested with a sacred thread.[24]
According to tradition, Krishna breathed his last under a Pipal tree.[25]
It is related that once blood gushed forth from a Pipal tree when it was cut. Thenceforward it came to be regarded as a Brāhman and it is no longer cut.[26]
There is a Pipal tree in the village of Prāchi near Prabhās Pātan, vows in whose honour are believed to favour childless persons with children.[27]
It is described in the Purānas that Sāvitri, the daughter of King Ashupati, lost her husband within a year after her marriage. The death took place under a banyan tree, by worshipping which, Sāvitri succeeded in reviving her husband. Since then women perform a vow called Vat Sāvitri Vrat on the 13th, 14th and 15th days of the bright half of Jetha by observing a fast and worshipping and circumambulating the banyan tree.[28]
There is a legend that in mythological times a woman named Vrinda was cursed to be a plant for infidelity to her husband. She became the Tulsi (sweet basil), which is held sacred by Hindus, and worshipped by women.[29]
On the top of the hill in the village of Jasdan there are two tall trees called ‘mad trees’. As the fruits of these trees resemble the face of a saint, they are considered divine and worshipped with offerings of red lead, oil and cocoanuts.[30]