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Minar Village Sacred Grove (Golu Devta)
Minar village, Kumaun region, Uttarakhand
India
Active (restored)
Single grove
- Location
- Minar village, Kumaun region, Uttarakhand
- Coordinates
- ~29.6°N 79.6°E
- Age / Founded
- Restored (case study, ~2007)
- Status
- Active (restored)
- Deity & Religion
- Golu Devta (Kumaoni folk deity); Hindu
- Community & Guardians
- Minar villagers (Kumaun)
- Vernacular name
- Dev bhumi / Devban
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Deity worship; tree-cutting/climbing taboo; community restoration
Plant species
Restored forest (not enumerated)
Biome & fauna
Kumaun Himalayan forest
Threats & protection
Recovered from lopping/grazing/NTFP loss via religious restoration
Source
Dhaila-Adhikari & Adhikari 2007, J. American Science 3(2):45-49