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Banju Nami Tok Sacred Grove
Chachganda village, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand
India
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Chachganda village, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand
- Coordinates
- ~30.3°N 78.5°E
- Size
- <2 ha
- Age / Founded
- Traditional (local deity)
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Local deity; Hindu
- Community & Guardians
- Chachganda villagers
- Vernacular name
- Dev bhumi / Devban
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Deity conservation; water/soil conservation; village beautification
Plant species
28 species/19 families (12 trees, 5 shrubs, 10 herbs); Quercus leucotrichophora dominant (only local remnant); Asteraceae & Lamiaceae
Biome & fauna
Garhwal Himalayan oak forest
Threats & protection
Last oak remnant for several km; small size
Source
Pala, Gokhale, Negi, Razvi & Todaria, Indian Forester (Banju Nami Tok)