The sacred and the public : the ashwath katte as a neighbourhood community space in Bengaluru / Kiran Keswani ; contributors, Maria Monica S. Bhagyashri Kulkarni.

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For anyone interested in the small, public space in the Indian context and in exploring further the idea of 'nature in the city'. Focusing on ashwath kattes in the city of Bangalore, the book shares how the peepul tree shrines are religious spaces, that also work well as ecological, social and inclusive spaces. With the peepul and adjoining neem trees providing both shade and clean air environments, these spaces have become more relevant in the post-pandemic scenario being beneficial for our physical as well as mental wellbeing. At the end, the book includes a list of 50 kattes with QR codes for google map locations if you'd like to visit them. --Publisher's description.