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Chama Kavu Sacred Grove
Kannur district, North Kerala
India
Active but shrinking
Single grove
- Location
- Kannur district, North Kerala
- Coordinates
- 12°09'07"N, 75°12'35"E
- Size
- Once ~8 acres, now ~3 acres (~1.2 ha)
- Age / Founded
- Traditional (Kaavu)
- Status
- Active but shrinking
- Deity & Religion
- Grove deity; Hindu (Theyyam worship)
- Community & Guardians
- Local Kannur community
- Vernacular name
- Kaavu (Sarpakavu = serpent grove)
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Theyyam ritual gatherings; Ayurvedic medicine repository; perennial water source
Plant species
Rare & medicinal species; red-listed taxa (Chama Kavu vascular flora)
Biome & fauna
North Kerala lowland grove; bird/mammal habitat
Threats & protection
Area reduced from 8 to 3 acres; urgent conservation needed
Source
Sasidharan & Anitha 2016, Int. J. Advanced Science & Research 1(4):21-24