Why do Hindus consider Tulsi the most sacred plant?
According to ancient Hindu belief, it is essential that at least one Tulsi plant exists in the courtyard of every home. It is customary to plant Tulsi in the month of Kartik. The Skandpuran says that one gets rid of the sins of as many lives as the number of Tulsi plants one grows. The Padampuran asserts that wherever there is a garden of Tulsi plants that place is like a pilgrimage. Representatives of Yama, the God of Death, cannot enter this home. Homes plastered with soil in which the Tulsi grows are free from disease. Air that carries the fragrance of Tulsi benefits people it comes in contact with. Even if one Tulsi is grown, the presence of Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and other gods is assured. Benefits of pilgrimages like Pushkar and that of rivers like Ganga are also available there. Tulsi leaves have excellent qualities and whoever consumes them thrice daily achieves purity and benefits of the chandrayan fast (related to waning and waxing of the moon). Why do Hindus use the swastika
