Question

Find out the information about any one sacred grove ( devrai) in maharashtra in brifly

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

In maharastra small patches of forests in the ghats

are protected by local people as "scared groves" they called devrai which have been managed by local people and are dedicated in the denity in the grove these groves act as benchmarks of less distrubuted vegetation

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Sacred groves : Sacred groves form an important landscape feature in the deforested hill ranges of the Western Ghats. The felling of timber and the killing of animals in sacred groves is not allowed by the locals. It is considered as taboo.

In Maharashtra, sacred groves are found in tribal as well as non-tribal areas. The sacred groves in the western part are called Devral or Devrahati, which means the abode of the gods, In eastern parts it is

called Devegudi by the madiya tribal people. In Maharashtra 2820 Devrais have been documented. Maruti, Vaghoba, Vira, Bhiroba. Khandoba and Shirkai are some deities to which sacred groves are dedicated

In the sacred groves, the most commonly found plant species are Portia tree, Casuarina, Silk cotton tree, Indian laurel, Indian Elm, Bead tree, Indian butter tree, Turmeric and Japanese ginger. In Maharashtra, sacred groves are maximum in district of Sindhudurg. More than 1500 out of total 2820) followed by Ratnagiri, then Pune and in district of Satara

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