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Also Known As	Ocimum tenuiflorum • tulasi • tulsi

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Holy basil plant (Ocimum tenuiflorum) with green and purple leaves and a central stalk topped with small purple flowers.

Woman in a red sari carries a decorated pot with a tulsi (holy basil) plant on her head during a procession to Vitthala Temple in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India.

Holy basil plant (Ocimum tenuiflorum) with green leaves and a purple stem, showing a cluster of small purple flowers against a blurred green background.

A Hindu woman in a blue sari stands with hands clasped in prayer before a tulsi (holy basil) plant growing in a decorated stone planter at an ancient temple.

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