palanpur if you thought that the famous ambaji temple is the only attraction in his temple town drive further for barely a kilometre and a half on khedbrahma highway nestled atop a hillock kailash tekri is mangalya van a unique garden that is of late drawing hordes of tourists the van was developed by the forest department two years ago the spots usp is a unique rashi van within and a garden of plants which astrologers say have the same effect as stones on ones lifeall those who come to manglya van invariably enquire about the effects of plants on sun signs and want to take back home a sapling that favours their zodiac sign they grow it in their backyard or in the vicinity of their house said district collector rj patel who is also the chairman of the ambaji temple trust according to astrologer naresh trivedi trees have the same zodiac effect as gems like topaz or diamonddevelopd by a former deputy conservator of social forestry bp pati the mangalya van has beome a huge attraction said deputy conservator banaskantha mv parmar according to parmar 700 to 800 people visit mangalya van every day and on holidays the number crosses 1000 its popularity is picking up fast each of the 12 zodiac signs have been given three plants and are planted in 18x18 metre in this garden he added one has to climb steps to reach kailash tekri and mangalya van which is also surrounded by water bodies