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Punyagiri Hill Sacred Grove
Punyagiri Hills, Srungavarapu Kota, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Punyagiri Hills, Srungavarapu Kota, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh
- Coordinates
- ~18.1°N 83.4°E
- Age / Founded
- Traditional (Siva Kshetra)
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Sri Umakotilingeswara Swami (Shiva); Hindu
- Community & Guardians
- Local Vizianagaram community
- Vernacular name
- Pavithravanam
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Temple pilgrimage; medicinal plants
Plant species
Saraca asoca, Sterculia urens, Cleistanthus collinus, Chloroxylon swietenia, Aegle marmelos, Ficus religiosa; higher density/basal area than nearby forest
Biome & fauna
Eastern Ghats deciduous hill forest
Threats & protection
Temple expansion/development & exotic weed invasion
Source
Rao & Rao 2014/15, Int. J. Environment 4(1):30-, Punyagiri Hill