Yes, to my dismay, I saw in my last visit, the giant wonga sheema has been rooted out, leaving the view of Patan as piles of concrete, without any greenery. When I was a child, occassionally my kite used to entangle into that ramified tree, often making me curse it. But I never meant or wished the end of it. Now the uprooting of that historical and centuries old tree has left Patan without greenery, and possibly what could be called a historical landmark. It is said that the particular peepal tree was planted in the palace of the Kirant Kings, which later grew up so enormously that it destroyed the palace itself, the ruins of which is said to be buried underneath where the tree used to stand. The root of the peepal tree spread underground as far as Banglamukhi in the north and TaBahal in the south, which gave birth to the peepal bote in Banglamukhi and TaBahal respectively. There is also a palace styled temple on the way from that tree to Mahapal, which is said to be a sacred temple of the Kirant Kings. This tells how old and historical Patan is.