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{{Infobox tree<br />
| name = Dodda Aalada Mara<br />
| native_name = ದೊಡ್ಡ ಆಲದ ಮರ<br />
| native_name_lang = kn<br />
| image = Roots of BIG Banyan Tree.jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| image_caption = Roots of the tree <br />
| species = [[Banyan]]<br />
| binomial = ''[[Ficus benghalensis]]''<br />
| location = Kettohalli, [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]], [[Karnataka]], India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12|54|34|N|77|23|44|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| seeded = 17th century<br />
| felled = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --><br />
| custodian =<br />
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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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/10-trees-may-get-heritage-status-in-karnataka/article1000482.ece?ref=archive |title=10 trees may get heritage status in Karnataka |newspaper=[[Business Line]] |date=2010-08-05 |access-date=2013-08-22}}</ref> This single plant covers {{convert|3|acre|m2}} and is one of the largest of its kind. In the [[2000s (decade)|2000s]], the main root of the tree succumbed to natural disease, and thus the tree now looks like many different trees.<br />
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==Tourism==<br />
The tree is {{convert|28|km}} from [[Bangalore]], on the Bangalore – [[Mysore]] Road.<ref name="karnataka1">{{cite web|author=Raggi Mudde |url=http://www.karnataka.com/bangalore/the-big-banyan-tree-picnic-bangalore/?ref=archive |title=The Big Banyan Tree –What A Great Picnic Spot in Bangalore |publisher=Karnataka.com |date=2013-04-24 |access-date=2013-08-23}}</ref> Buses can be taken from [[Kempegowda Bus Station|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. <br />
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{{Panorama<br />
|image = File:BIG_banyan_tree.jpg<br />
|height = 250<br />
|alt = <br />
|caption = Panorama of Big banyan tree<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Dod_alada_mara.jpg|Monkeys in the tree<br />
Monkeys_around_Big_Banyan_Tree_sorroundings.jpg|Monkeys around Big Banyan Tree surroundings<br />
Mondey_on_the_Banyan_tree.jpg|Monkey on the Banyan tree<br />
File:Dodda Alada Mara.jpg|Dodda Alada Mara The Big Banyan tree in Bangalore<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[List of Banyan trees in India]]<br />
*[[Tippagondanahalli Reservoir]]<br />
*[[Kanva reservoir]]<br />
*[[The Great Banyan]]<br />
*[[Savandurga]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{commons category|Dodda Aladha Mara}}<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Bangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Individual banyan trees]]<br />
[[Category:Individual trees in India]]<br />
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