Fresh wood apple leaf.Bel pata
It is an essential element in Shiva Puja. Legend has it that offering a single Bel Pata with devotion is equivalent to performing a thousand sacrifices.
The three leaflets are often said to represent the Tridev (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva) or the three eyes of Lord Shiva. They also symbolize the three Gunas (qualities): Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas.