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Mallur Gutta Sacred Grove
Mallur Hill, Warangal district, Telangana
India
Active (Medicinal Plants Conservation Area)
Single grove
- Location
- Mallur Hill, Warangal district, Telangana
- Coordinates
- ~18.0°N 79.9°E
- Size
- Hill ecosystem (not specified)
- Age / Founded
- Traditional (montane temple hill)
- Status
- Active (Medicinal Plants Conservation Area)
- Deity & Religion
- Sri Laxminarasimha Swamy & Hanuman; Hindu + ethnic mahua-tree worship
- Community & Guardians
- Koyas tribe + pilgrims
- Vernacular name
- Pavithravanam
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Temple pilgrimage; mahua worship; 470 spp used medicinally
Plant species
470 species/318 genera/95 families of vascular plants; many rare/medicinal
Biome & fauna
Montane forest ecosystem; Chintamani perennial stream
Threats & protection
Biotic pressure (pilgrims, grazing, litter, invasives), fire risk; needs fencing/fire line
Source
Suthari, Kandagatla, Ragan & Raju 2016, Int. J. General Medicine (Dovepress)