The Dodda Aalada Mara(ದೊಡ್ಡ ಆಲದ ಮರ), literally translated to Big Banyan Tree, is a giant approximately 400-year-old banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) located in the village of Kethohalli in the Bangalore Urban district of Karnataka, India.[1] This single plant covers 3 acres (1.2 ha) and is one of the largest of its kind. In the 2000s, the main root of the tree succumbed to natural disease, and thus the tree now looks like many different trees.

Dodda Aalada Mara
Roots of the tree
Native name	ದೊಡ್ಡ ಆಲದ ಮರ  (Kannada)
Species	Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)
Location	Kettohalli, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
Coordinates	12°54′34″N 77°23′44″E
Date seeded	17th century

Tourism

The tree is 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Bangalore, on the Bangalore – Mysore Road.[2] Buses can be taken from Majestic to Kengeri and then from Kengeri to Doda Alada Mara. There are direct buses from K. R. Market to Dodda Alada mara which stops just beside the tree. The tree is the natural home of a large number of monkeys, and tourists are advised to be careful with food, water, camera bags, and anything else that can be snatched away.

Panorama of Big banyan tree

Gallery

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  Monkeys in the tree
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  Monkeys around Big Banyan Tree surroundings
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  Monkey on the Banyan tree
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  Dodda Alada Mara The Big Banyan tree in Bangalore

See also

• List of Banyan trees in India
• List of individual trees
• Tippagondanahalli Reservoir
• Kanva reservoir
• The Great Banyan
• Savandurga

References

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