An anjuman (a Parsi community organisation) in Vyara, Gujarat, began planting Bawals on community land. Fuel for fire: Noshirwan Mistry tends to Babul tree saplings at his farm at Karjat in Maharashtra. That slow-burning quality, however, makes Bawal wood attractive to others — for instance, bakeries which use wood-fired ovens — says Noshirwan Mistry, an agriculture expert. | Photo Credit: Special ArrangementThere are about 100 Zoroastrian agiaries (fire temples) all over India — 40 of them in Mumbai — in which the holy fire never stops burning. Parsi Zoroastrians make offerings of fragrant sandalwood to keep the flame alive, but the bulk of the fuel comes from basic wood (kathi) from the Bawal tree (Acacia arabica, also known as the Babul), which is slow-burning and perfect for a sustained flame.