Pune residents worship tree gushing out 'divine' water, officials find it was just a broken pipe
A video recently went viral on social media where people were seen frantically worshipping a tree, believing it was emitting holy water.
The incident occurred in Pune's Pimpri's Premlok Park area.
पिंपरी चिंचवड येथील परीसरात झाडातून येणाऱ्या पाणी पाहून नागरिकांनी त्या झाडावर हार फुल हळदी कुंकू अर्पण करून पूजा करू लागले. नंतर काही सुजाण नागरिकांनी महापालिका ला याची माहिती दिली आणि तपासणीदरम्यान उघड झाले की झाड खाली पाण्याची पाइपलाइन फुटली होती.#चमत्कार#अंधश्रध्दा pic.twitter.com/vX0DcApNbT
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The Gulmohar tree became a focus of devotion in the city, with a large number of people gathering close to the spot to offer garlands, turmeric, vermilion, and flowers to the tree trunk.
Some videos showed people, believing the water had divine qualities, taking a sip of the water.
Ending the act of superstition, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials reportedly visited the spot and discovered that the water was coming out from a leaked pipe.
Banke Bihari
In 2024, a similar incident happened in Banke Bihari Mandir in Mathura where devotees could be seen drinking water discharged from an air conditioning unit while thinking it to be 'Charan Amrit' (the sacred water from the feet of Hindu deity Lord Krishna).
Also Read: Devotees at Banke Bihari temple drink AC water thinking it to be 'Charan Amrit'
People were seen using cups or folding their hands to drink water coming out from an elephant-shaped structure in the temple.
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