Aegle marmelos - Revision history

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 In the traditional culture of Nepal, the Bael tree is part of an important fertility ritual for girls known as the Bel baha. In a very interesting ceremony, the Newars of Nepal and India marry off their daughters at puberty to a bael fruit. So long as the fruit is safely kept and does not crack open or decomposes, the girl can never become widowed, even if her human husband dies. It seems that for the Newars this age-old custom helped prevent atrocity to womenfolk who were widowed in the context of social disdain for widows in most other Anglicized communities, particularly those from the Anglicized modern Hindu religious system.
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-|introdescription=''Aegle marmelos'' or Bael is a middle sized slender aromatic armed tree native to India and Pakistan. It has since spread to throughout South-east Asia. It is a gum-bearing tree. The tree is used in several cooking preparations in India. It is also important in religious rituals and has medicinal value. (Source:Wikipedia)
+|introdescription=''Aegle marmelos'' or Bael is a middle sized slender aromatic armed tree native to India and Pakistan. It has since spread to throughout South-east Asia. It is a gum-bearing tree. The tree is used in several cooking preparations in India. It is also important in religious rituals and has medicinal value. In the Hindu religion, the Tri-foliate leaves typical of the Bael is seen as the 3-pronged Trident (Trisula) that Lord Shiva holds in his right hand. The Trident symbolizes his three fundamental Powers (shakti) of Will (iccha), Action (kriya) and Knowledge (jnana). The Trident also symbolizes the past, the present and the future. Almost every Hindu temple in India would have one or more Bael trees in their courtyards.(Source:Wikipedia)
 |Headerimage=Bael04 FSPark Asit.jpg
 |Headercaption=Close-up of a few mature but unripe fruits hanging from a Bael (Aegle marmelos / Rutaceae) tree in the Fruit And Spice Park, Homestead, Florida. Note the Tri-foliate leaf arrangement so typical of Bael.

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		+	{{Combined plant species form
		+	\|introdescription=''Aegle marmelos'' or Bael is a middle sized slender aromatic armed tree native to India and Pakistan. It has since spread to throughout South-east Asia. It is a gum-bearing tree. The tree is used in several cooking preparations in India. It is also important in religious rituals and has medicinal value. (Source:Wikipedia)
		+	\|Headerimage=Bael04 FSPark Asit.jpg
		+	\|Headercaption=Close-up of a few mature but unripe fruits hanging from a Bael (Aegle marmelos / Rutaceae) tree in the Fruit And Spice Park, Homestead, Florida. Note the Tri-foliate leaf arrangement so typical of Bael.
		+	\|username=Gauravm
		+	\|page creation date=2010/12/04
		+	\|species name=Aegle marmelos
		+	\|speciesname2=Aegle_marmelos
		+	\|eolid=483583
		+	\|synonym name=Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa
		+	\|ref synonym name=Encyclopedia of Life
		+	\|common name=Bel, Beli fruit, Bengal quince, Stone apple, Wood apple
		+	\|common hindi names=बेल Bel
		+	\|common indian names= • Hindi: बेल Bel (Hindi); হৈৰীখগোক Heirikhagok (Manipuri); Maredu (Marathi); Vilvam (Tamil); Vilvam (Malayalam); Sandiliyamu (Telugu); Bilvapatre (Kannada); বেল Bel (Bengali); Bello (Konkani); Bel (Urdu);বেল Bel (Assamese); Bili (Gujarati); Adhararuha, Sivadrumah, Tripatra (Sanskrit)
		+	\|ref common indian names=Flowers of India
		+	\|Regnum=Plantae
		+	\|Division=Magnoliophyta
		+	\|Class=Magnoliopsida
		+	\|Order=Sapindales
		+	\|Family=Rutaceae
		+	\|Genus=Aegle
		+	\|ref source=Encyclopedia of Life
		+	\|native=Yes
		+	\|food use=Yes
		+	\|food use description=The fruit is eaten fresh or dried. If fresh, the juice is strained and sweetened to make a drink similar to lemonade, and is also used in making sharbat, a refreshing drink where the pulp is mixed with water, sugar and some lime juice and then left to stand for a few hours, after which it is strained.Ice cubes can be added. It is called bael ka sharbat (Hindi) or bel pana (Oriya:ବେଲ ପଣା), popular in Northern and Eastern India.People love it for it's cooling effect (stops sweating). If the fruit is to be dried, it is usually sliced first and left to dry by the heat of the sun. The hard leathery slices are then placed in a pan with several litres of water which is then boiled and simmered. As for other parts of the plant, the leaves and small shoots are eaten as salad greens.
		+	\|religious significance=Yes
		+	\|religion=Hinduism
		+	\|religious occasion=In Hinduism, the Bel (Bilwa) tree is very sacred. It is today mainly used in the worship of Shiva. Hindus believe that Lord Shiva will be pleased with Bilwa (Bael) Pattra (leaf) Puja (worship). The importance of this tree in worship of Lord Shiva is mentioned in several sacred books. Prior to wide availability (Indian Railways) of South Indian coconuts in North India, Bael fruits where also used in other deities puja rituals and crushed or offered in the same way as coconuts are today. Another name for bael fruits is Seer Phael (head fruit) because it has an outer shell like a skull (which is white, like bone) and inner yellow fleshy pulp that has some compartments with a mucus like substance. The symbolism was the same as with coconuts.
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		+	In the Hindu religion, the Tri-foliate leaves typical of the Bael is seen as the 3-pronged Trident (Trisula) that Lord Shiva holds in his right hand. The Trident symbolizes his three fundamental Powers (shakti) of Will (iccha), Action (kriya) and Knowledge (jnana). The Trident also symbolizes the past, the present and the future.
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		+	Almost every Hindu temple in India would have one or more Bael trees in their courtyards.
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		+	In the traditional culture of Nepal, the Bael tree is part of an important fertility ritual for girls known as the Bel baha. In a very interesting ceremony, the Newars of Nepal and India marry off their daughters at puberty to a bael fruit. So long as the fruit is safely kept and does not crack open or decomposes, the girl can never become widowed, even if her human husband dies. It seems that for the Newars this age-old custom helped prevent atrocity to womenfolk who were widowed in the context of social disdain for widows in most other Anglicized communities, particularly those from the Anglicized modern Hindu religious system.
		+	\|ref religious occasion=Wikiepdia
		+	}}
		+	{{Commons gallery}}
		+	{{Reference web
		+	\|refkeyword=Encyclopedia of Life
		+	\|title1=Encyclopedia of Life entry
		+	\|url=http://www.eol.org/pages/483583
		+	\|year=2010
		+	\|month=12
		+	\|date=05
		+	}}
		+	{{Reference web
		+	\|refkeyword=Flowers of India
		+	\|title1=Flowers of India
		+	\|url=http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bel.html
		+	\|year=2010
		+	\|month=12
		+	\|date=05
		+	}}
		+	{{Reference web
		+	\|refkeyword=Wikipedia
		+	\|title1=Wikipedia entry
		+	\|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bael
		+	\|year=2010
		+	\|month=12
		+	\|date=05
		+	}}
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