Research Abstract
The Madhukeshwara Temple at Banavasi: the southern capital for the spread of Hinduism in South India
In the hilly region of the Western Ghats of South India, the people have preserved Sacred Groves for almost 3000 years. Thei…
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…
Sacred Gardens and Landscapes, Appiko, and Aspiring Resurgence – A Case Study of the Sacred Grove of Ajeevali
Within the Banagudi, the Sacred Grove we visited in the Nilgiris. “Bana” means forest and “gudi” means temple. This forest has been cared for by the Kurumba and Badaga tribes for almost 700 years.
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Shifting Cultivation, Sacred Groves and Conflicts in Colonial Forest Policy in the Western Ghats” and “Malaji’s Hill: Divine Sanction, Community Action
This temple built about 700 years ago to the snake god Naga now sits in the areca nut plantation of one of the women in the Vanastree seed keeping collective.
After 3 millennia of ag…
“Sacred Groves and Conservation: The Comparative History of Traditional Reserves in the Mediterranean Area and in South India” and “Sacred Groves Around the Earth: An Overview”
A Sacred Banyan Tree outside of Hampi. The stacked rocks in front of it bring good luck to your family. I’m unsure of what the trash tied to the root/branches does.
These two …
Sacred Groves and Sacred Trees of Uttara Kannada” and “Sacred Grove and Ecology”
M.D. Sabash Chandran and Madhav Gadgil tell us in the Sacred Groves and Sacred Trees of Uttara Kannada that the concept of the sacred grove is one found in cultures around the world.&nbs…