Indian Astral Gardens

Nakshatra Udyan

For many of us, when one mentions India, the thoughts of the Taj Mahal, ancient monuments and palaces, Yoga exciting foods and exotic cultures come to mind. The treasure of India Astral Gardens, ie Nakshatra Udyan is often overlooked. These inspiring gardens have an astral themed design and layout with a variety of trees, plants and signs relevant to each Indian Zodiac sign. There are 27 Nakshatra (lunar mansions) and reference to these goes back to the ancient Ayurveda texts, where it is said that every human being belongs to one of these 27 Nakshatras and to the tree of that Nakshatra.

This is determined by when each human is born. Being in the presence of your tree and in your designated space in the Astral Garden is meant to bring balance to you and thus ensure good health and wellbeing both physically and mentally. There are many of these energetic gardens throughout India. As the Melbourne Arboretum is being created in an area where many Indians have chosen to make their new homes, it would be wonderful to create an Australian Nakshatra Garden. Australian trees will have to be used to be in harmony with our environment. This then could be the perfect symbol for our new Indian Australians settling into their new land, bringing the old and the new together.