STAR PLANTS BY KRISHNAMURTHY

Here are the 27 Stars and Trees

Star	Common Name	Tamil Name
Aswini	Strychnine	Etti
Bharani	Indian Gooseberry	Perunelli
Karthikai	Country Fig	Atthi
Rohini	Jamun	Naval
Mrigaseerisham	Milmesha	Karungali
Thiruvathirai	Long Pepper	Thippili
Punarpusam	Bambusa	Moongil
Pusam	Peepal	Arasamaram
Ayilyam	Alexandrian Laurel	Punnai
Maham	Banyan	Alamaram
Pooram	Flame of the Forest	Palasu
Uthram	Rose Laurel	Arali
Astham	Hog Plum	Kaatuma
Chithirai	Bengal Quince	Vilvam
Swathi	Queen's Flower	Marutham
Visakam	Wood Apple	Vila
Anusham	Mimusops	Mahizham
Kettai	Stunted Jack	Kuttipala
Moolam	Hardwickia	Acha
Pooradam	Tinospora	Vanchikodi
Uthradam	Jackfruit	Pala
Thiruvonam	Swallow Wort	Erukku
Avittam	Indian Mesquit	Vanni
Sathayam	Indian Oak	Kadambu
Pururattathi	Mango	Mamaram
Uthirattathi	Neem	Vempu
Revathi	Madhuca	Iluppai

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Money may grow on trees, after all. Only be sure to plant the right one in your garden. The problem is, the one that’s right for me may not do for you. So what do you do' You go to S. Krishnamurthy. The astrology expert claims that every zodiac sign corresponds to a tree species that is lucky for people born under that star. All you need to do is match your sun sign to its tree and plant it in your garden or a temple on an auspicious day, such as your birthday or wedding date. So, just walk into any of the three nakshatira marangal(star tree) gardens that Krishnamurthy has opened at three Chennai temples. Look up your tree from his table that matches 27 tree species to the 27 sun signs in Tamil astrology. Then buy a sapling from him. If you were born under the sign Chithirai, buy a vilvam (bel). If, like Jayalalithaa, your zodiac sign is the powerful Maham, take home a banyan. It may not be an accident that Krishnamurthy is a landscape designer by profession, planning the greenery for promoters and house-owners. But he insists his isn’t a crank idea: the notion of a star tree match is very old in Hinduism. “I have for years researched the various systems of Hindu astrology and interacted withsiddhars (mystics) across southern India,” he says. A star tree, it seems, indicates character, too. “For instance, people born under the star Uthirattadhi are very independent and love to work alone. Like the corresponding tree, neem, they are not likely to wither away in bad times.” Krishnamurthy grows his saplings — 10 common varieties and 17 collected from various forests — at the old Thiruvatteshwaranpet temple to Shiva, where he has a garden. The two other gardens are at the Parthasarathy Swamy (Krishna) temple in south Chennai and the Kapaleeshwar (Shiva) temple in Mylapore. “Each tree has its own life, soul and distinct vibration,” he explains. “Your star tree gives you beneficial vibes and your mind becomes calm.” Just the sort of thing to help Krishnamurthy’s business at a time when feng shui and vaastu are all the rage among the well-to-do. And if his theory lacks a rational explanation, its practical side surely brings scientific benefits, he reckons. “I am promoting tree planting,” Krishnamurthy chuckles. “It’s good for the environment.” The Tamil Nadu Hindu religious and charitable endowments department has allowed him to “display and plant these star trees” at all state temples, he says. Even the temple department in Left-ruled Kerala has sent him an invite. Whatever Krishnamurthy’s sun sign is, all the 27 tree species seem to match it well.

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