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    Sacred gardens have long been an important part of Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic traditions in India. Sacred Hindu temples often have elaborate gardens called Nandavanams associated with them. Buddhist monasteries also frequently contained gardens for meditation and healing. Mughal gardens followed a distinctive char bagh layout intended to evoke paradise, and can be found at famous tombs like the Taj Mahal. Today many Indian states retain sacred gardens at temples, tombs, and former royal palaces that serve as places of spirituality, history, and natural beauty.

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    Sacred gardens have long been an important part of Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic traditions in India. Sacred Hindu temples often have elaborate gardens called Nandavanams associated with them. Buddhist monasteries also frequently contained gardens for meditation and healing. Mughal gardens followed a distinctive char bagh layout intended to evoke paradise, and can be found at famous tombs like the Taj Mahal. Today many Indian states retain sacred gardens at temples, tombs, and former royal palaces that serve as places of spirituality, history, and natural beauty.

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    Sacred gardens have long been an important part of Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic traditions in India. Sacred Hindu temples often have elaborate gardens called Nandavanams associated with them. Buddhist monasteries also frequently contained gardens for meditation and healing. Mughal gardens followed a distinctive char bagh layout intended to evoke paradise, and can be found at famous tombs like the Taj Mahal. Today many Indian states retain sacred gardens at temples, tombs, and former royal palaces that serve as places of spirituality, history, and natural beauty.

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    Sacred gardens have a long tradition in many cultures including India. They were seen as symbols of paradise and places for meditation, spiritual awakening and celebration. Common types include those associated with Hindu temples (Nandavanam), ethno-silvi-horticultural gardens (Bagh), and Mughal style tomb gardens.

    The types mentioned are Nandavanam (associated with Hindu temples), Bagh (ethno-silvi-horticultural gardens near settlements), and Buddhists gardens for meditation and healing.

    Beautiful gardens mentioned for Buddhists include those in Nalanda, Taxila, and the Lumbini garden in Nepal where Lord Buddha was born, now a World Heritage Site.

    Sacred Gardens of India

    Meenakshi Amman Temple , Madurai, (Tamil Nadu)

    Sacred gardens are an ancient tradition in many major cultures, including our own. They are
    the cultivated counterparts of the sacred groves and are a place for meditation, spiritual
    awakening and celebration.

    Although, there is less archaeological evidence of early gardens in India, the Hindu scriptures
    and books (Ramayana, Abijnana Shakuntalam, Mrichchakatika etc.) give remarkably detailed
    description of elaborate gardens with flowerbeds, lotus ponds, fruiting trees, creepers and
    shady spaces. Infact, gardens were a symbol of paradise in Hindu philosophy and art.

    TYPES OF SACRED GARDENS:

     Nandavanam – Divine plays (leelas) of Hindu Gods are often depicted in gardens. Most
    Hindu temples are therefore associated with gardens, also known as Nandavanam.
    These gardens are usually managed and maintained to serve the temple. For example,
    the Thirunandavanam or Madurakavi nandavanam attached to the Renganathar temple
    at Srirangam.
     Bagh (Bagicha) – They are ethno-silvi-horticultural gardens, traditionally planted near
    tanks, settlements or amidst forests, especially in the northern parts of our country. The
    biodiversity mainly consists of utility trees such as Mangifera indica, Madhuca latifolia,
    Syzygium cuminii etc. Green felling is totally banned in these gardens. Also, there is
    temple or separate space dedicated to the Gods (or village deity). For example, an
    excellent Bagh exists near a village inside the Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary in Kota. (Source:
    Sacred Forestry by Deep N. Pandey)
     Buddhists gardens – In Buddhism, gardens are described as a place for meditation and
    healing. There were beautiful gardens in Nalanda and Taxila. It is even believed that
    Lord Buddha was born under a tree at the Lumbini garden (now in Nepal), which is now
    listed as a World Heritage Site. The monasteries played a central part of the life in the
    monasteries during early periods. Even today, many monasteries in India have gardens
    attached to them. 

     Gardens of Paradise - Mughal Gardens are square or rectangular in shape, along the
    lines of Persian gardens. They are generally enclosed by a high wall with imposing gates
    on four sides. The garden is an orderly view of paradise. They are generally associated
    with tombs, since the soul of the dead person is believed to have reached paradise,
    which is replicated on earth in the garden. The tomb garden is called Char Bagh and is
    based on hasht-vihisht or eight paradises plan making a cross-axial garden.  The well-
    known tomb gardens of India are Humayun’s Tomb (1571), Delhi; Akbar’s Tomb (1613),
    Sikandra, Agra; Taj Mahal (1630), Agra; and Bibi Ka Maqbara (1661) Aurangabad. 

    Sacred Gardens of India:


    State Garden
    Andhra Pradesh  
      Tiruchanur
      Tirumala –Tirupati Gardens
       
    Bihar  
      Bodhgaya
      Jetavana Buddha Garden
      Nalanda Buddhist Monastery Garden
       
    Delhi  
      Akshardham Temple
      Humayun's Tomb Garden
      Lodhi Gardens
      Lotus Temple
      Roshanara Garden
      Safdarjung's Tomb Garden
       
    Gujarat  
      Akshardham Temple 
       
    Haryana  
      Pinjore Gardens
       
    Jammu & Kashmir  
      Achabal Bagh
      Chashme Shahi Garden
      Dara Shikoh Garden
      Nasim Bagh
      Nishat Bagh
      Pari Mahal
      Shalimar Gardens
      Verinag Garden
       
    Karnataka  
      Bidar Fort Gardens
      Bijapur
      Melkote
       
    Madhya Pradesh  
      Islamnagar Gardens
      Kaliadeh Palace Garden
      Mai ki Bagiya
      Sanchi Great stupa Garden
       
    Maharashtra  
      Bani Begum Garden
      Bibi ka Maqbara Garden
      Daulatabad Fort Garden
       
    Meghalaya  
      Lalong Park
       
    Odisha  
      Ekamravan garden
      Gundicha Temple Garden
      Hanuman Vatika
      Rajarani temple garden
      Rani Sati Temple garden
       
    Punjab  
      Aam Khas Bagh
      Ram Bagh
       
    Rajasthan  
      Amer Fort Gardens
      Deeg Palace Gardens
      Dholpur Lotus Garden
      Kanak Vrindavan Garden 
      Mandore Gardens
      Ranakpur Jain Temple Garden
      Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh
       
    Tamil Nadu  
      Koodal Azhagar Koil
      Madanagopalaswamy Temple Garden
      Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple
      Mannargudi Rajagopalswamy Temple Garden
      Sri Oppiliappan Temple Garden
      Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple Garden
      Srirangam  Madurakavi Nandavanam
      Srivilliputhur Andal Nandavanam
      Thiruvanaikkaval Vaaleeswarar Temple Garden
       
       
    Uttar Pradesh  
      Akbar‘s Tomb
      Bara Imambara Garden
      Etimad-ud-Daula's Tomb
      Khusrau Bagh
      Kushinagar Buddhist garden
      Mehtab Bagh
      Ram Bagh
      Sarnath
      Sikandar Bagh
      Taj Mahal Garden
      Vrindavan Gardens
      Zenana Garden 
       
    West Bengal  
      Pareshnath Jain Temple

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