Temple Architecture in South India
A Sacred Palm in Goa
Temple Architecture in South India, has been an excellent conclusion to my readings by helping me understand at the deepest level why temples are designed and built. While it is obvious that temples …
Sacred Groves of South India: Ecology, Traditional Communities and Religious Change
Taken from within the “dark forest” behind the Rameshwar Prasanna Temple
The Sacred Groves of South India: Ecology, Traditional Communities and Religious Change has beent he most relevant and informative reading I have found myself.&…
Research on the Banagudi Sacred Grove, the Rameshwar Prasanna Temple, and the Vishnu Temple
The three sacred sites I have studied thus far stand in great contrast with eachother. The Banagudi sacred grove being the most primal form of worship space, the Rameshwar Prasanna Temple is a primal worship space that has recently be…
Sacred Groves of Parinche Valley of Pune District of Maharashtra, India and their Importance
This article like the one previous makes the point that there is often a strong link between protecting natural resources and a rich culture. In India, there has a long tradition of mer…
Sacred Groves and Local Gods: Religion and Environmentalism in South India
This is a sacred Bodhi tree found next to a bus stand in the Nilgiris.
In Sacred Groves and Local Gods: Religion and Environmentalism in South India the author makes the argument that with the deepening of the global environmental cr…