It is one of the most important trees for both Hindus and Buddhists.The tree is associated with Budh and Indra. Ashoka means without grief or one which gives no grief. The flowers are washed in water and that water is consumed to ward off grief. The ashoka tree is worshipped in Chaitra, a month of the Hindu calendar. It is also associated with Kamadeva, the Hindu god of love, who included an ashoka blossom among the five flowers in his quiver, where ashoka represent seductive hypnosis

In India, there are numerous religious rituals that involve an Ashoka tree. It is cultivated within the boundaries of the temple, utilised in marriage rituals, and in the construction of the garbha-griha, or place of devotion. One of the most well-known sacred trees in India is the Ashoka tree, which is also revered as a divinity.

One of India's most revered and well-known trees is the Ashoka tree. Ashoka means "without grief" or "the one who offers no grief" in Sanskrit. According to Hinduism, the Ashoka tree is connected to Kama Deva (Lord of Love). Ravana kept Sita Devi in the Asoka Vatika.