<p>A farm in Alnuru, a nondescript village near Mallasandra in the taluk, is suddenly grabbing all the attention with hordes of people swarming the place on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Reason: Growth of banana-like fruits inside a jackfruit.<br /><br />The jackfruit tree in the farm belonging to Chandru, a bill collector in the gram panchayat, has been the talk of the town with some terming it a miracle and others blaming it on the “effects” of Kaliyuga.<br />In order to view the banana-like growth, one may have to either climb the tall tree or a neighbouring tree. However, it is hoped that by Saturday, the growth would be visible from the ground, Rohit, a resident of Tumkur who visited the farm, told Deccan Herald.<br /><br />Incidentally, while a section of people described the freak phenomenon as a prelude to apocalypse, others wanted agriculture scientists and rationalists like Hulikal Nataraj to examine the fruit and bring the facts to light. <br /><br />However, amid all this, a group of women performed pooja to the “divine” tree and even offered flowers.<br /><br />“Had the incident occurred in November 2012, people would have believed that it was the end of the world,” Rohit quipped.</p>
<p>A farm in Alnuru, a nondescript village near Mallasandra in the taluk, is suddenly grabbing all the attention with hordes of people swarming the place on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Reason: Growth of banana-like fruits inside a jackfruit.<br /><br />The jackfruit tree in the farm belonging to Chandru, a bill collector in the gram panchayat, has been the talk of the town with some terming it a miracle and others blaming it on the “effects” of Kaliyuga.<br />In order to view the banana-like growth, one may have to either climb the tall tree or a neighbouring tree. However, it is hoped that by Saturday, the growth would be visible from the ground, Rohit, a resident of Tumkur who visited the farm, told Deccan Herald.<br /><br />Incidentally, while a section of people described the freak phenomenon as a prelude to apocalypse, others wanted agriculture scientists and rationalists like Hulikal Nataraj to examine the fruit and bring the facts to light. <br /><br />However, amid all this, a group of women performed pooja to the “divine” tree and even offered flowers.<br /><br />“Had the incident occurred in November 2012, people would have believed that it was the end of the world,” Rohit quipped.</p>
