India, June 10 -- In yet another case of devotion crossing into superstition, a video from Pune has gone viral. It shows locals offering flowers, turmeric, and vermilion to a tree trunk, believing it was exuding holy water. However, a municipal inspection later revealed that the water was actually leaking from an underground pipeline.

The incident took place in Pimpri's Premlok Park, where residents began gathering outside Sahara Society after videos surfaced of people treating a Gulmohar tree as sacred. Believing that "miracle water" with "healing powers" was flowing from the trunk, many began worshipping it with traditional offerings.

According to a report by Punekar News, the sudden outpouring of faith drew crowds, with locals convin...