A video recently went viral on social media where people were seen frantically worshipping a tree, believing it was emitting holy water.

The incident occurred in Pune's Pimpri's Premlok Park area.

The Gulmohar tree became a focus of devotion in the city, with a large number of people gathering close to the spot to offer garlands, turmeric, vermilion, and flowers to the tree trunk.

Some videos showed people, believing the water had divine qualities, taking a sip of the water.

Ending the act of superstition, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials reportedly visited the spot and discovered that the water was coming out from a leaked pipe.

Banke Bihari

In 2024, a similar incident happened in  Banke Bihari Mandir in Mathura where  devotees could be seen drinking water discharged from an air conditioning unit while thinking it to be  'Charan Amrit' (the sacred water from the feet of Hindu deity Lord Krishna).

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People were seen using cups or folding their hands to drink water coming out from an elephant-shaped structure in the temple.