The picture is of the tree Butea Monosperma, found in abundance in the Indian subcontinent region and also known as the flame-of-the-forest. It is called ___ in Hindi and Bengali but with a difference in pronunciation.

This name ___ is the reason behind the name of a certain village X on the Bhagirathi river, historically significant in India. This village is located 150 km north of Kolkata. The fact that this village got its name from the tree has been referenced in the Feluda story “The Locked  Chest”.

Just X.

Answer

These are the Palash trees after which Plassey is named. The famous Battle of Plassey was fought here in 1757 where Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ad-Daulah and laid the foundations of the British Rule in the Indian subcontinent.