Trending: Pune’s ‘miracle tree’ holy water turns out to be a pipe leak

Video of locals collecting the ‘holy water’ from the miracle tree draws criticism from netizens, calling it the ‘height of superstition.’

A few days ago, an incident occurred outside Sahara Society as water was seen flowing out from a tree’s trunk in Pimpri’s Premlok Park area. What was bizarre was that residents were seen rushing to collect the ‘holy water’ flowing off the ‘miracle tree.’ People believed the water had ‘healing powers.’ However, netizens have slammed residents for being superstitious after discovering that a pipe leak caused the water flow.

Pune residents believe holy water flowed through the tree.

According to Punekar News, the incident happened near the main road outside the Sahara Society between 7 pm and 11 pm on June 6. The video, recorded by onlookers, has gone viral on the internet and drawn sharp criticism. The viral clip shows people offering garlands and putting turmeric and vermilion on the tree’s trunk. Soon, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) launched an investigation, following which they discovered a leaking pipe. Punekar News quoted Pravin Dhumal, Deputy Engineer, B Regional Office, as saying, “It’s not a miracle. An old water pipeline runs beneath the tree. Due to a leak, the water found an outlet through the hollow trunk.”

Watch the viral video here:

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Netizens react to the viral video.

Sharing the video, an X user wrote, “In the area of Pimpri Chinchwad, citizens began offering garlands, flowers, turmeric, and vermilion to a tree, worshipping it after seeing water coming from it. Later, some sensible citizens informed the municipal corporation about this, and during the investigation, it was revealed that a water pipeline had burst beneath the tree.” One social media user wrote, “2025, and we wonder why India isn’t progressing.” Another slammed, writing, “If only we chased education, infrastructure, and healthcare with the same speed we chase miracles.” A third user commented, “The height of superstition. India, which was known as the world teacher two thousand years ago; where there were so many philosophers, which are not found anywhere else in the world at one place, today it is sad to see its condition.”