Fragrance Walk and the Lores of Haunted Trees
Sun, 01 Feb
|Maharashtra Nature Park
This curated route is a collection of haunted tree stories involving trees, demons, spirits and other non-human characters from folklore. These were our last few stories with trees before we went tree blind.
Time & Location
01 Feb 2026, 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Maharashtra Nature Park, Sion Bandra Link Road, Dharavi, opp. Bus Depot, Mahim Nature Park, Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400017, India
About the event
Lores of Haunted Trees is a re-telling of forgotten haunted tales involving trees. These were the last few stories where our stories involved trees before we went complete tree blind. These stories are a portrait of our parting relationship with trees before modernity sanitised them from our stories. Using fear these stories functioned to protect and guard spaces, codify wisdom and reinforce bias.
These walks are one of many designed to erase tree blindness and introduce Mumbai's tree diversity.
ABOUT ME
My name is Abhishek Khan. I am a research based artist, designer, and storyteller under the pen name: Hand Jobs Inc. As a designer I have designed the brand identity for General Items
I started Lalbagh.info website as a free public archive of Lal Bagh flowers. The website now hosts Flower Finder, and self-guided Fragrance Walk.
You can also subscribe to my Flower Calendar via Google Calendar here.
This is my botanical storytelling project and has been featured in
I have conducted walks in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Vancouver. I have researched, written and performed scripts like
- Fragrance Walk & the Botany of Alcohol
- Fragrance Walk & the Botany of Psychedelics
- Fragrance Walk & the Botany of Lovemaking
- Mafia of House Plants
About Maharashtra Nature Park
Maharashtra Nature Park is an example of Mumbai's ability to recognise and preserve its green spaces. This lush green forest garden is embedded between Bandra and Dharavi — featuring a full canopy cover on the trail making it one of the coolest spots in the city. The garden has been converted from a dumping ground into a biodiversity hotspot for Mumbai. Several native trees occupy this space and hold space for multiple species here.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Please arrive by 8:25 am
- Garden has parking, please arrive earlier for parking and walking to gate from parking lot.
Suggested Carry Materials
- Refillable Water Bottle (no single use plastic)
- Sun hat
- Sunglasses
- Handkerchief
- Small Basket to collect flowers/ botanicals (optional)
- Snack (optional)
- If you happen to be late, WhatsApp me for live location. No calls, as I would be amidst a very dramatic tale.
REFUND POLICY
You cancel 7 days before event. Else you can pass on your spot to a friend or attend the next available walk with vacancy.
