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Kedarnath / Kedarguda Sacred Grove
Hadgaon taluka, Nanded district, Marathwada, Maharashtra
India
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Hadgaon taluka, Nanded district, Marathwada, Maharashtra
- Coordinates
- ~19.5°N 77.7°E
- Age / Founded
- Traditional (Hemadpanthi-era temple)
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Kedarnath (Shiva); Hindu ('Devari')
- Community & Guardians
- Local Marathwada villagers
- Vernacular name
- Devrai / Devrahati
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Temple worship; conservation of herbs/shrubs/trees/parasites
Plant species
Diverse incl. parasitic plants; floristic inventory
Biome & fauna
Marathwada dry deciduous forest
Threats & protection
Risk from construction/development
Source
Chillawar & Telang 2021, JETIR 8(2):513