The Whispering Banyan Tree of Bhitarkanika – An Odia Folktale
In the heart of Bhitarkanika’s mystical mangroves, where the sun played hide and seek through the dense foliage and the rivers carried ancient secrets, stood an enigmatic banyan tree.
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In the heart of Bhitarkanika’s mystical mangroves, where the sun played hide and seek through the dense foliage and the rivers carried ancient secrets, stood an enigmatic banyan tree.
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