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Lumbini Sacred Grove
Lumbini, Rupandehi district, Nepal
Nepal
Active (Buddhist pilgrimage)
Single grove
- Location
- Lumbini, Rupandehi district, Nepal
- Coordinates
- 27.47°N 83.27°E
- Age / Founded
- Ancient (Buddha's birthplace; modern Lumbini Development Trust plantings)
- Status
- Active (Buddhist pilgrimage)
- Deity & Religion
- Buddhist (birthplace of Gautama Buddha)
- Community & Guardians
- Lumbini Development Trust / Buddhist pilgrims
- Vernacular name
- Devithan / religious forest
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Buddhist pilgrimage; tree-offering tradition; ex-situ conservation
Plant species
65 tree species (39 indigenous; 5 threatened/vulnerable/endangered); Dalbergia sissoo–Acacia catechu forest type
Biome & fauna
Terai tropical/subtropical forest
Threats & protection
Pressure from fuelwood/timber/fodder harvest; mostly plantation-origin
Source
Bhattarai & Baral, 'Potential role of sacred grove of Lumbini in biodiversity conservation in Nepal'