Venita Gomes
A variety of flowers and plants are used while performing the different rituals of Som Yag Yadnya ....
The broad leaved Butea monospermais (palash)
Cynanchum acidum (Roxb), or Somavalli, is important in Hindu rituals.
Ficus racemosa (Udumbar) is native to Australia and tropical Asia.
Desmostachya bipinnata (Kusha) is also called salt reed grass and has long been used in human history.
Acacia catechu (khadira) is commonly used in Ayurveda.
Ashwattha (pimpal), or sacred fig, is a species of fig native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina.