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Gadi Central Pandam Sacred Grove
Sumin Reserve Forest, Rangpo block, East Sikkim district, Sikkim
India
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Sumin Reserve Forest, Rangpo block, East Sikkim district, Sikkim
- Coordinates
- 27°13'14.2"N, 88°31'59.6"E; 1700–1890 m
- Elevation
- 1700-1890 m
- Size
- >5 acres (~2 ha)
- Age / Founded
- >300 years
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Gadi Matha & Shiva; Hindu (Buddhist-style prayers)
- Community & Guardians
- Local village community, JFM, protected by single family
- Vernacular name
- Gumpa grove
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Pujas Tue/Fri; Durga Puja (Oct), Sri Ramnavami (Apr); protection from evil spirits
Plant species
Wide variety (tropical–temperate); not enumerated
Biome & fauna
Tropical to temperate forest
Threats & protection
Threatened by road/development activities
Source
Sankara Rao et al. 2017, Annals of Plant Sciences 6.8:1656-1657