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Kalbhairavanatha Sacred Grove (Kalbhairavanathachi rai)
Terungan village, Ambegaon taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra
India
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Terungan village, Ambegaon taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra
- Coordinates
- 19°06'N, 73°35'E
- Size
- ~5.5 ha
- Age / Founded
- Traditional ('devrai')
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Kalbhairavanatha (Bhairava/Shiva); Hindu
- Community & Guardians
- Local ethnic villagers
- Vernacular name
- Devrai / Devrahati
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Religious protection; medicinal plant resource
Plant species
180 angiosperms/157 genera/63 families; notable Entada rheedei
Biome & fauna
Western Ghats (Pune) forest
Threats & protection
Needs traditional-preservation support
Source
Bhise et al. 2013, RRJOB 2(1):17-24