Akshayavata

Narayana caused a pralaya, flooding the entire world for a moment, during which only the Akshayavata could be seen above the water level.

[5] According to regional tradition, the emperor Jahangir cut the Akshayavata to its roots and hammered a red-hot iron cauldron on its stump so that it does not grow again.

[6] According to Jain scriptures, it is the place where Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara of the current time cycle, attained omniscience after a 1000-year long penance.

Originally, sandalwood footprints of Rishabhanatha were placed beneath the tree, which were later replaced with stone replicas following theft.

[12] The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang mentions a tree (a stump with few branches[11]) which was said to be the home of a man-eating demon.

Currently, a sacred fig tree located within the Patalpuri Temple at the Allahabad Fort is worshipped as the Akshayavata described in ancient texts.

In the 1950s, Shiva Nath Katju also claimed that the "tree" placed in the Patalpuri Temple was only a log that was replaced by the priests every 4–5 years.