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Sacred groves are scattered all over the country, and are referred to by different names in different parts of India. Sacred groves occur in a variety of places – from scrub forests in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan maintained by the Bishnois, to rain forests in the Western Ghats of Kerala.
Pages in category "Sacred groves of India" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The sacred groves is a zone of Biodiversity Park, Visakhapatnam located in the premises of Rani Chandramani Devi Government Hospital. It has more than 100 sacred plant species, which are medicinal herbs with religious importance. [1] Many sacred plants are becoming rare and endangered. Hence they are to be reared, protected, and conserved. [2]
Geo-tourism: A megalith, Mahadek sandstone of Khasi group of cretaceous period, inclined at 45 degrees on a slope of a hill of Wahrashi River valley is a sacred site for Khasi people. [8] 3 Therriaghat: East Khasi Hills district: Meghalaya: Geo-tourism: Best-preserved and most complete Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in India.
Mangar bani is a sacred grove as it surrounds Gudariya Das Baba temple, which is within Mangar Bani forest and lies is 2 km to the northwest of Mangar village. This ancient temple provides the status of sacred grove to Mangar Bani. [ 8 ]
A Kavu is a South Indian version of an Indian sacred grove. Banyan Tree at a temple in Kannur, India Sacred grove in Mayyil, India Sarpakkavu in Taliparamba, India. A sacred Hindu grove near Chandod on the banks of the Narmada River, drawn by James Forbes, 1782.
In India, sacred groves are scattered all over the country, and do enjoy protection. Prior to 2002, these forest regions were not recognized under any of the existing laws. But in 2002 an amendment was brought in Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 to include Sacred Groves under the act.
This belief centers around the reverence of Sarna, the sacred groves of village communities where the village deity, known as Gram deoti resides, and where sacrificial offerings are made twice a year. It is also referred to as "Sarna Dharma" or the "Religion of the Holy Woods", [5] [6] and it holds the distinction of being India's largest ...