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Patal Bhuvneshwar Sacred Grove
Gangolihat, Pithoragarh district, Kumaon Himalaya, Uttarakhand
India
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Gangolihat, Pithoragarh district, Kumaon Himalaya, Uttarakhand
- Coordinates
- ~29.78°N 80.07°E
- Age / Founded
- Ancient (cave temple-associated)
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Patal Bhuvneshwar (Shiva, cave shrine); Hindu
- Community & Guardians
- Rawal, Bhandari & Guro communities
- Vernacular name
- Dev bhumi / Devban
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Cave-temple pilgrimage; 43 ethnobotanical species
Plant species
65 species/61 genera/47 families; dense Cedrus deodara; 13 lichens, 8 bryophytes, 7 pteridophytes, 1 gymnosperm
Biome & fauna
Himalayan deodar temperate forest
Threats & protection
Anthropogenic & socio-economic pressure
Source
Singh, Agnihotri, Pande & Husain, J. Biodiversity Management & Forestry, DOI 10.4172/2327-4417.1000108