Nakshatravanam — नक्षत्रवनम्
The Star Garden — 27 stars, 27 trees
The Star Garden — from the Moon’s 27 star-houses to the trees our elders planted for them. Learn the stories, care for the trees and plan your own Nakshatravanam. 8 sessions, played with the Nakshatravanam game.
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What you will learn
- Explain what a nakshatra is and why there are 27
- Retell the stories and deities of several nakshatras
- Find your own birth star in a Panchang
- Name the trees linked with the nakshatras, grahas and rashis and identify them by botanical name
- Care for young trees using Vrikshayurveda and modern practice
- Plan a safe star garden and plant your first tree
Bring the sky down to the earth. The Moon rests in a new star-house — a nakshatra — almost every night, and tradition gives each of the 27 a tree. Planted together they make a Nakshatravanam, a star garden.
Children follow the Bal Path (बाल पथ): a story, a picture and one activity each session. Adults follow the Gahan Path (गहन पथ): the sources, the science of tree care and how to plan a real garden. Each one-hour session ends with three recap questions and a take-home sheet, and the course is played alongside the Nakshatravanam game.
The course finishes with a tree planted and a one-year care diary begun.
Educational only: cultural, botanical and historical learning — not astrological, medical or horticultural advice. Some traditional plants are poisonous; plant and handle them with adult supervision. Under-18s join with parental consent. Course design, lessons, retellings, illustrations, sheets and games © 2026 81Matrix. All rights reserved. 81Matrix™ and Nakshatravanam are trademarks of 81Matrix.
Who this course is for
Children, families, schools and garden lovers. Children follow the Bal Path; adults follow the Gahan Path. Under-18s join with parental consent.
Prerequisites
None. A notebook, coloured pencils and — for the last session — a sapling or a pot of soil.
Curriculum
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