BRICS Leaders Plant Great Banyan Tree Saplings on Day 1 of Summit

PM Modi plants banyan tree with BRICS leaders, calls it symbol of shared future

Prime Minister Narendra Modi planted a banyan tree with fellow BRICS leaders outside Bharat Mandapam in Delhi. The gesture echoed the Delhi Declaration's emphasis on deeper roots, wider reach and a shared future.

BRICS leaders plant great banyan tree saplings on day 1 of Summit

Modi and nine other leaders stood in a row with the Bharat Mandapam building in their backdrop and planted a sapling each.

Putin and other BRICS leaders planted banyan trees — a symbol of joining forces for the future

The banyan tree is believed to have the largest canopy spread of any tree in the world.