In a strange incident from Pune, the locals gathered near a tree in Pimpri’s Premlok Park area, believing that holy water was flowing from its trunk.
The video, which has now gone viral on social media, showed locals treating the gulmohar tree as divine, placing garlands, applying turmeric and vermilion, and collecting the water believed to have ‘healing powers.’
The event occurred on June 6 outside the Sahara Society, near the main road, according to a NDTV report. After the video went viral, more people arrived to witness the ‘miracle.’ However, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), alerted by some residents, launched an inspection. The corporation found that the ‘holy water’ was actually a result of a burst underground water pipeline directly beneath the tree.
Sharing the video of the incident on X, a user wrote, "Seeing water coming from a tree in the vicinity of Pimpri Chinchwad, citizens started worshipping the tree by offering garlands, flowers, turmeric, and saffron. Later, some well-informed citizens informed the municipal corporation about this and during the inspection, it was revealed that the water pipeline under the tree had burst."
The video has sparked widespread criticism and debate online, with many users expressing concern over growing superstition in urban areas. “How can we progress as a nation if these kinds of things still happen in 2025?” an X user commented.
"The height of superstition. India, which was known as the world teacher two thousand years ago; where there were so many philosophers, which are not found anywhere else in the world at one place, today it is sad to see its condition," wrote another user.
"2025 and we wonder why India isn't progressing," said a third user. "If only we chased education, infrastructure, and healthcare with the same speed we chase miracles.”
Meanwhile, this is not the first time such an incident has come to light. Last year, a similar incident was reported at Mathura's revered Banke Bihari Mandir, where devotees eagerly queued to collect and drink water dripping from an elephant sculpture, believing it to be 'Charan Amrit', sacred water from Lord Krishna's feet.
However, the water was just a discharge from an air conditioning unit, NDTV reported.
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