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Aravalli Sacred Sites, Udaipur (regional)
Aravalli mountain range, Udaipur district, Rajasthan
India
Active (some degrading)
Regional cluster
- Location
- Aravalli mountain range, Udaipur district, Rajasthan
- Coordinates
- ~24.6°N 73.7°E
- Elevation
- Hilltops & foothills
- Size
- 89 sacred sites, 0.08–90 ha each
- Age / Founded
- Most established >500 years ago
- Status
- Active (some degrading)
- Deity & Religion
- Diverse deities; dominant Lord Shiva; Hindu
- Community & Guardians
- Local Aravalli (Mewar) communities
- Vernacular name
- Sacred grove / Oran / Devra
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Deity worship; most sites near water, surrounded by native forest
Plant species
Native semi-arid Aravalli forest
Biome & fauna
Semi-arid Aravalli forest; high bird diversity
Threats & protection
Only 24/89 walled; grazing (46) & lopping (11) observed; degradation
Source
Kumar & Koli 2023, SN Social Sciences 3:178