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International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology

Table 1 Sacred groves and associated attributes

From: Cultural dimensions of sacred forests in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hot Spot, Southern India and its implications for biodiversity protection

Village

Name of sacred grove

Location

Name of deity

Gender of deity

Surrounding land use

Size of sacred grove (ha)

Distance from nearest habitation (km)

No. of plant species protected (Total, IUCN assessed)

CDI

Ambegaon

Mharkatwadi

N15°58′39.2″ E73°51′01.3″

a

-

F, Ag

0.51

1

28, 9

14

Amboli

Lingachi Rai

N15°59′3.59″ E74°0′40.21″

Lingdeo

M

F, Ag

11.02

2.24

52, 7

6

Amboli

Maharingan Rai

N15°59′13.08″ E74°0′47.41″

Maharingan

M

F, Ag

3.15

2.86

23, 4

7

Amboli

Nangartasc

N15°59′ 58.7″ E74°03′ 56.3″

Nangartaskari

M

F

0.3

3.96

20, 2

4

Amboli

Durewadi Rai

N15°59′57.86'' E74°01′49.26″

a

-

Ag, habitation

1.42

0

22, 3

3

Amboli

Ogale Rai

N15°59′14.32″ E74°01′43.35″

-

-

Ag, habitation

2.64

0.2

31, 5

5

Amboli

Mulwandwadi Rai

N15°59′07.58″ E74°01′50.99″

Mahadeo

M

Ag, habitation

1.26

0.34

46, 5

6

Amboli

Badyachi Rai

N15°58′10.63″ E74°00′40.25″

-

-

Ag, habitation

1.46

0.18

45, 3

8

Amboli

Phakanichi Raic

N15°57′23.43″ E74°00′21.03″

Phakandeo

M

F

5.12

1.4

42, 3

2

Amboli

Sadachi Rai

N15°57′20.99'' E73°59′45.08''

a

-

F

1.85

0.84

81, 10

4

Amboli

Hiranyakeshi

N15°57′17.78″ E74°01′38.10″

Mahadeo

M

F

2.36

2.52

33, 4

8

Amboli

Gele

N15°59′32.15″ E74°01′11.00″

Mahadeo

M

Ag, habitation

1.73

0

81, 9

5

Aros

Isvati Brahmandeob

N15°48′02.63″ E73°45′41.5″

Isvati Brahmandeo

M

H

 < 0.1

0

12, 0

6

Aros-Dandeli

Dadoba

N15°48′9.49″ E73°45′30.79″

Dadoba

M

F, Ag

0.38

0.35

16, 2

3

Asaniye

Waghoba

N15°51′32.1″ E73°56′54.4″

Waghdeo

M

H

1.5

0.16

13, 2

3

Asaniye

Jharb

N15°51′41.4″ E73°56′42.7″

a

-

H

 < 0.2

0.32

11, 0

3

Bavlat

Bavlat

N15°54′18.62″ E73°53′45.30″

Sateri Mauli

F

F

 < 1.5

1.5

26, 1

5

Brahamanpat/ Malgaon

Brahamanpat/ Malgaonb

N15°52′40.3″ E73°48′03.9″

Bhootnath

M

Ag, H, habitation

 < 0.1

0.14

5, 0

6

Brahamanpat/ Malgaon

Manjarekarwadi

N15°53′42.7″ E73°47′53.4″

Kshetrapaleshwar

M

Ag, habitation

0.3

0.29

16, 1

13

Bhalawal

Bhalawalb

N15°51′20.3″ E73°54′23.39″

a

-

Ag, habitation

 < 0.1

0

3, 0

12

Choukul

Choukul Rai

N15°54′21.70″ E74°2′11.00″

Sateridevi

F

Ag, habitation

4.72

0

32, 4

6

Dabhil

Akkabai

N15°52′47.1″ E073°55′40.4″

Akkabai

F

F

0.11

1.16

13, 1

3

Dabhil

Dabhilb

N15°53′11.2″ E73°56′13.4″

Mauli

F

F

 < 0.2

0

10, 1

13

Dabhil

Baracha Chavhata

N15°53′10.0″ E73°56′11.9″

-

M

Ag, habitation

0.26

0

5, 0

11

Degve

Brahmansthal

N15°49′52.59″ E73°53′58.85″

Brahmandeo

M

H

0.01

0.15

9, 1

10

Dingne

Siddheshvar

N15°47′20.6″ E73°52′37.3″

Siddheshvar

M

H

0.04

1.21

8, 0

6

Fanaswade

Mallanath

N15°54′17.5″ E73°58′37.4″

Mallanath

M

F, Ag

0.91

0

15, 0

10

Fukeri

Mauli

N15°50′42.9″ E73°57′56.6″

Mauli

F

Ag, habitation

2.17

0

12, 1

11

Gele

Kegadachi Rai

N16°0′17.94″ E74°1′22.48″

Kegad

M

Ag

1.89

0.21

17, 2

5

Gele

Lingachi Rai

N16°0′48.67″ E74°0′33.16″

Lingdeo

M

F

0.33

2.45

14, 1

1

Gharapi

Sateri

N15°51′57.81″ E73°58′49.95″

Sateridevi

F

F, Ag

1.38

0.21

10, 1

10

Gharapi

Badyachi Rai

N15°51′50.66″ E73°58′13.53″

a

-

Ag

1.5

1.29

14, 4

5

Gulduve

Gulduve

N15°45′33.18″ E73°44′7.63″

Mauli

F

Ag, habitation

 < 0.1

0

3, 0

8

Kalambist

Maloba

N15◦58′39.44″ E73°56′40.42″

Maloba

M

Ag, H

1.26

1.11

6, 2

4

Kesari

Karlai

N15°54′29.3″ E73°56′58.7″

Karlai

F

F

2.52

3.73

10, 1

13

Kesari

Manjardara/Nagachi Rai/Metar Rai

N15°54′49.25″ E73°54′58.11″

Brahmandeo/ Manjardara

M

Ag, H

3.94

1.49

14, 2

4

Kolgaon

Nirukhewadi

N15°55′35.1″ E73°50′14.6″

-

-

H, Eucalyptus

 < 0.1

0.43

8, 1

12

Konashi

Mauli

N15°51′41.9″ E73°55′54.0″

Mauli

F

Ag, H, habitation

0.13

0

8, 1

11

Konashi

Shree Tembkarib

N15°51′43.8″ E73°54′46.8″

Shree Tembkari

M

F

 < 0.1

0

10, 2

12

Kunkeri

Bhavai 1

N15°56′26.5″ E73°49′55.4″

Bhavai

F

Ag, H, habitation

0.47

0.18

11, 2

8

Kunkeri

Bhavai 2

N15°56′21.60″ E73°49′53.24″

Bhavai

F

Ag, H, habitation

0.87

0.28

5, 0

7

Kunkeri

Sateri/Huda Mandir

N15°56′30.5″ E73°49′56.8″

Sateridevi

F

Ag, habitation

 < 0.1

0

5, 0

7

Madkhol

Pavnai

N15°55′51.9″ E73°52′40.8″

Pavnaidevi

F

Ag, habitation

 < 0.1

0

3, 1

5

Madkhol

Bharadi Devi

N15°55′53.6″ E73°52′22.1″

Bharadidevi

F

Ag, habitation

0.33

0.12

19, 1

6

Madkhol

Kajarekar Rai/ Bibyachi Rai

N15°56′33.6″ E73°52′21.4″

Kajarekardeo

M

Ag, H

1.18

0.59

26, 6

4

Madura

Mauli

N15°47′20.5″ E73°49′15.1″

Mauli

F

Ag, H, habitation

0.34

0

20, 3

14

Majgaon

Raicha dongar

N15°52′32.0″ E73°49′27.8″

-

-

F, Ag

 < 0.2

0.86

7, 2

5

Majgaon

Majgaon

N15°52′34.9″ E73°49′25.2″

-

-

F, Ag

 < 0.1

0.72

5, 1

5

Majgaon

Mahadeo

N15°52′39.1″ E73°49′23.3″

Mahadeo

M

Ag, H, habitation

 < 0.1

0.53

14, 1

8

Malewad

Kaloba

N15°47′8.52″ E73°44′23.04″

Kaloba

M

habitation

 < 0.1

0

3, 1

6

Nevali

Mauli Devi

N15°52′16.2″ E73°54′45.5″

Maulidevi

F

Ag, H, habitation

0.07

0

18, 1

12

Otavane

Shambhu Mahadeo

N15°52′36.84″ E73°52′48.95″

Shambhu Mahadeo

M

Ag, habitation

 < 0.1

0

7, 1

5

Padlos

Ravalnath Mauli

N15°47′52.4″ E73°48′15.8″

Ravalnath Mauli

M & F

Ag, habitation

 < 0.1

0

2, 0

7

Parpoli

Parpoli

N15°56′47.8″ E73°58′10.2″

-

-

F, H

4.33

1.82

14, 4

5

Ronapal

Mauli

N15°48′17.2″ E73°49′12.9″

Mauli

F

Ag, H, habitation

0.28

0

19, 2

12

Sangeli

Bharsakhal Math

N15°59′34.2″ E73°54′07.3″

a

-

Ag, habitation

1.02

0.43

25, 4

11

Sangeli

Sawant Rai

N15°59′19.2'' E73°54′07.1''

Khankardeo

M

H

0.67

0

27, 4

4

Sangeli

Badyachi Rai

N15°58′46.9'' E73°54′05.5''

Spiritual

-

Ag

1.3

2

17, 1

3

Sangeli

Girobachi Rai

N15°58′10.9″ E73°54′29.8″

Giroba

M

Ag, habitation

0.71

0

16, 3

8

Sarmale

Shreedeo Sapatnath

N15°53′20.20″ E73°53′36.83″

Shreedeo Sapatnath

M

Ag

0.75

0.68

21, 2

14

Sarmale

Sarmale

N15°52′26.39″ E73°53′57.46″

Mauli

F

Ag, habitation

 < 0.1

0

5, 0

12

Sawarwadi

Sawarwadi-Chavata

N15°59′5.15″ E73°55′36.77″

Chavateshvar

M

Ag, habitation

 < 0.1

0

4, 0

7

Tamboli

Tamboli

N15°50′19.3″ E73°55′28.4″

Mauli

F

Ag, habitation

 < 0.1

0

3, 0

11

Verle

Badyachi Rai

N16°00′13.5″ E73°59′1.5″

a

-

Ag

 < 0.2

2.13

11, 2

10

Verle

Pailadwadi /Helekar

N15°59′21.8″ E73°57′55.2″

Helekar

M

Ag, habitation

0.23

0

6, 1

4

Verle

Talekarwadi

N15°59′05.7″ E73°57′41.3″

Talekar

M

Ag

0.34

0.14

10, 1

4

  1. Deo God, Devi Goddess, M Male, F Female
  2. Land use: Ag Agriculture, F Forest, H Horticulture
  3. aDeity dedicated to spirits i.e. represented in abstract form, existing only in mind, separated from embodiment
  4. bIndicates conserved vegetation patches other than sacred groves
  5. cAnimal sacrifice in addition to coconut, local flowers, and incense stick offerings
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