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Mayurbhanj Sacred Groves (regional)
Mayurbhanj district, north Odisha
India
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Regional cluster
- Location
- Mayurbhanj district, north Odisha
- Coordinates
- ~21.9°N 86.7°E
- Elevation
- Similipal foothills
- Size
- Varies
- Age / Founded
- Traditional
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Tribal sacral deities; Santal/Ho/Munda/Bathudi animism
- Community & Guardians
- Santal, Ho, Munda, Bathudi tribes
- Vernacular name
- Jahera / Sarna
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Ritual & ethnomedicinal use of 83 sacred plant species
Plant species
83 sacred plant species (ritual & medicinal)
Biome & fauna
Similipal biosphere dry/moist deciduous forest
Threats & protection
Belief-based conservation; documentation urged
Source
Tudu J. 2026, Int. J. Botany Studies 11(1):329-334