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Gond Sacred Groves (Devrai / Persa Pen, regional)
Central India (Gondwana) & Telangana
India
Active
Regional cluster
- Location
- Central India (Gondwana) & Telangana
- Coordinates
- ~20.0°N 80.0°E
- Elevation
- Deccan plateau
- Size
- Varies
- Age / Founded
- Ancient (Gond animism)
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Persa Pen (clan-god) & nature spirits; Gond animism
- Community & Guardians
- Gond & Koya tribes (clan-based)
- Vernacular name
- Devrai / Persa Pen / Saja
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Clan-god groves; Koya Sammakka–Saralamma Jatara pilgrimage
Plant species
Saja (Terminalia) & central-Indian deciduous flora
Biome & fauna
Central Indian dry deciduous forest
Threats & protection
Sustained amid globalization; animist custodianship
Source
Marla R. 2026, J. Creative Research in English Literature & Culture 2(2)