Explanation:

 This tree, called Shami, is highly revered among Hindus and worshipped as part of Dasahra festival. This tree takes importance during the tenth day of Dasara Festival when it is worshipped in various parts of India. Historically among Rajputs, the ranas, who were the high priest and the king, used to perform the worship and then they used to liberate a jay which was considered the sacred bird of Lord Rama.In the Deccan, as part of the tenth day ritual of Dasara, the marathas used to shoot arrows on to the leaf of the tree and gather the falling leaf into their turbans as a custom.

The tree is known by different names across the western and northern regions of India, e.g. Shami in Maharastra, Jammi in Telangana, Khijro in Gujarat, Khejri in Rajasthan, Janti in Haryana and Jand in Punjab.