Then he would say, "That's not just any dogpissing bush, it's a holy tree."

Out of their bodies and the roots of the holy tree grew the tree you see here.

Next, a wall was built to protect the sanctuary and holy tree.

It is said the Goddess appears to them in their dreams revealing the location of the holy trees.

The holy man sat under a holy tree, legs crossed, hands on knees.

He then waves the branch of a holy tree and shakes salt on the ground to appease the spirits.

This means that the Casuarina forest surrounding the holy tree will have a status of a protected area.

There are three holy trees (bers), each signifying a historical event.

It can be traced back to primitive societies when the adoration of a holy tree was prevalent.

The shaft of gold, the stem of the holy tree, was broken.