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Bhadariya Oran (Bhadariya Mata)
Bhadariya, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan
India
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Regional cluster
- Location
- Bhadariya, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan
- Coordinates
- ~26.8°N 71.5°E
- Size
- ~15,000 ha (one of India's largest sacred groves)
- Age / Founded
- Ancient (Oran)
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Bhadariya Mata (mother goddess); Hindu (Oran)
- Community & Guardians
- Local Jaisalmer (Thar) communities
- Vernacular name
- Oran / Bani / Kenkri
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Goddess worship; desert grazing commons; water conservation
Plant species
Thar desert flora (Prosopis cineraria/khejri etc.)
Biome & fauna
Thar desert scrub
Threats & protection
Vast community Oran; grazing/encroachment pressures
Source
Cited in Das S. 2020, Int. J. Humanities & Arts 2(1):24-28