a platform around the peepul tree, usu. with the images of snakes carved in stone installed around.

ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಕಟ್ಟೆ ಸುತ್ತಿಬಂದು ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ಮುಟ್ಟಿನೋಡಿಕೊಂಡಳು aśvatthakaṭṭe suttibandu hoṭṭe muṭṭi nōḍioṇḍaḷu (prov.) to expect the result prematurely without having the required patience; [from the religious belief that a woman worshipping the peepul tree would be blessed with a child].