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Chanour (Laxmi Narayan Temple) Sacred Grove
Chanour village, Tehsil Dehra, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh
India
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Chanour village, Tehsil Dehra, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 32.1586°N, 75.7586°E; 478 m
- Elevation
- 478 m
- Age / Founded
- Traditional (temple-associated)
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Lord Vishnu & Devi Laxmi (Laxmi Narayan); Hindu
- Community & Guardians
- Villagers of Chanour
- Vernacular name
- Dev van / Devban
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Temple worship; hunting prohibited; protects sole water stream
Plant species
Banyan, Amla, Bel, Peepal etc. (sacred trees)
Biome & fauna
Himachal sub-montane forest; wildlife habitat
Threats & protection
Population growth, urbanization, industrialization pressure
Source
Kumar 2022, (journal) 13(6), ISSN 2319-9202