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Sonazar–Rupazar Sacred Grove
Dharampur taluka, Valsad district, Gujarat
India
Active but declining
Single grove
- Location
- Dharampur taluka, Valsad district, Gujarat
- Coordinates
- ~20.5°N 73.2°E
- Age / Founded
- Pre-Vedic origin (traditional)
- Status
- Active but declining
- Deity & Religion
- Village god/goddess; Hindu/tribal
- Community & Guardians
- Indigenous villagers (priests, sarpanch)
- Vernacular name
- Devsthan (sacred grove)
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Daily needs, worship; tourism/business pressures noted
Plant species
Endemic flora/fauna, medicinal plants (not enumerated)
Biome & fauna
Western Ghats forest patch
Threats & protection
High deforestation, over-exploitation, eroding traditional values
Source
Patel & Adhvaryu 2025, IJCRT 13(11)