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    Sacred groves are small forest patches traditionally protected by communities in reverence for deities. They provide refuge for many threatened plant and animal species. Sacred groves are classified as traditional groves where the village deity resides, temple groves around temples, or burial groves around burial grounds. Sacred groves are important because they conserve threatened species and medicinal plants not found elsewhere while helping to moderate climate, maintain nutrient cycles, and provide water sources.

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    Sacred groves are small forest patches traditionally protected by communities in reverence for deities. They provide refuge for many threatened plant and animal species. Sacred groves are classified as traditional groves where the village deity resides, temple groves around temples, or burial groves around burial grounds. Sacred groves are important because they conserve threatened species and medicinal plants not found elsewhere while helping to moderate climate, maintain nutrient cycles, and provide water sources.

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    Sacred groves are small forest patches traditionally protected by communities in reverence for deities. They provide refuge for many threatened plant and animal species. Sacred groves are classified as traditional groves where the village deity resides, temple groves around temples, or burial groves around burial grounds. Sacred groves are important because they conserve threatened species and medicinal plants not found elsewhere while helping to moderate climate, maintain nutrient cycles, and provide water sources.

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    Sacred groves are small forest patches traditionally protected by communities in reverence for deities. They provide refuge for many threatened plant and animal species. Sacred groves are classified as traditional groves where the village deity resides, temple groves around temples, or burial groves around burial grounds. Sacred groves are important because they conserve threatened species and medicinal plants not found elsewhere while helping to moderate climate, maintain nutrient cycles, and provide water sources.

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    -NEHA L. JAIN
    CB.EN.U4EEE13034

    What are Sacred Groves ?


    Sacred Groves are relic forest patches that are
    traditionally protected by communities in
    reverence for a deity.
    Sacred groves are important for the forest
    diversity because they provide refuge to many
    plant and animal species of conservation
    significance.
    Sacred Groves are present in abundance not
    only in India but also in various countries around
    the world.

    CLASSIFICATION OF SACRED
    GROVES
    Traditional Sacred Groves : Place where
    the village deity resides
    Temple Groves : Groves created around a
    temple
    Burial Grove : Groves created around
    burial or cremation grounds

    Why are Sacred Groves


    important ?
    Several plants and animals that are
    threatened in the forest are still well
    conserved in some of the sacred groves
    Several medicinal plants that are not to be
    found in the forest are abundant in the
    sacred groves
    Rare, endangered, threatened and endemic
    species are often concentrated in sacred
    groves

    Physical and biological components of the


    sacred groves ecosystem help in moderation
    of the climate regions, maintenance of the
    nutrients cycles and soil fertility
    Often streams and rivers originate from
    Sacred Groves or wells and tanks are seen
    within or near the groves which form
    important water source for the rural
    population.

    Sacred Groves in India

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