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Ancient monoliths in Mawphlang sacred grove, India The Sacred Hindoo Grove near Chandod on the Banks of the Nerbudda by James Forbes, 1782. Sacred groves of India are forest fragments of varying sizes, which are communally protected, and which usually have a significant religious connotation for the protecting community.
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.
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.
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]
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. ...
As in other rural areas of India, Meghalaya villages have an ancient tradition of nurturing sacred groves. These are sacred spots within the forest where medicinal and other valued plants are grown and harvested sustainably, and they present a very high biodiversity. In Meghalaya these sacred groves are known as Law Kyntang or Law Lyngdoh. [7] [8]
Umang Lai sacred groves are widely distributed in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching and Bishnupur districts of Manipur. The following is the list: The following is the list: Names of deities (prefixed by the locations of their shrines) [ 8 ]
The Biodiversity Park contains the following groups of plant: Sacred plants of Sacred Groves zone: Sacred groves section harbors plant species related to Ganesha worship (21 plants), Nakshatra vanam / birth stars or star constellations (27 plants), Raasi vana / Zodiac signs (12 plants), Saptharishi vana / 7 Indian sages garden (7 plants) and Navagraha vana (9 plants).