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Paramananda Devara Gudda Sacred Grove
Lingadahalli village, Devadurga taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka
India
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Lingadahalli village, Devadurga taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka
- Coordinates
- ~16.4°N 76.9°E
- Age / Founded
- Traditional
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Paramananda Devara (local deity); Hindu
- Community & Guardians
- Local Raichur villagers
- Vernacular name
- Devarakadu / Nagabana
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Deity dwelling; ethnomedicinal & multipurpose plants
Plant species
High diversity (SW=4.29); Crotalaria & Indigofera (10 spp each), Blumea, Vachellia, Phyllanthus, Ocimum, Aloe, Aegle
Biome & fauna
Karnataka dry scrub/deciduous
Threats & protection
Conservation program called for
Source
Deenadayal & Jain 2024, Scientific Temper 15(4):2977-2992