Some also offer respect to the tree. by performing the Bodhon ritual consisting of installing a water-filled Kalash to the Bilva or Bel tree. Bilva Nimantran is considered a spiritual way to ...

The ritual serves as a welcome for Goddess Durga, where the priest ties a mirror to a Bilva tree (Bel tree). Through this ...

‘Bel Van Udyan' focused on the conservation of planting Bel trees, which are declared as ‘vulnerable' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The state forest department ...

The best artificial Christmas trees have a realistic look and feel to spread holiday cheer, while saving you the hassle of trekking to a local tree farm or parking lot. They also can be used year ...

Firefighters are at the scene of a house fire that broke out and began to spread through a neighborhood in Bel Air on Wednesday night. Harford County Fire ...

October 2024 We’ve set up enough artificial Christmas trees to know that there’s no single best artificial tree. They come in dozens of species, shapes, sizes, prices, lighting options ...

The decibel is a measure of a power ratio. Actually, the real measure is a bel, but you almost never see that in practice. If you are versed in metric, you won’t be surprised to learn a decibel ...

Trees have many interesting features and uses, but it's perhaps their height that inspires the most reverie. Humans may have a lot of cool tricks, but we'll never grow to be 35 stories tall.

Bel Trew is The Independent's award-winning Chief International Correspondent, photographer and documentary filmmaker currently based in Berlin. Bel has covered events across the Middle East since ...