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Sree Puthiya Bhagavathi Temple Sacred Grove (Kalloori)
Pappinisseri Panchayat, Kalloori, Kannur district, Kerala; ~10 km from Kannur
India
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Pappinisseri Panchayat, Kalloori, Kannur district, Kerala; ~10 km from Kannur
- Coordinates
- 11.98°N, 75.39°E
- Size
- ~4.5 acres (~1.8 ha)
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Bhagavathi (goddess); Hindu temple grove (Kaavu)
- Community & Guardians
- Local village
- Vernacular name
- Kaavu (Sarpakavu = serpent grove)
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Temple worship; 60 medicinal plants (fever, cold, skin, jaundice, piles)
Plant species
Azadirachta indica, Alstonia scholaris, Santalum album, Terminalia arjuna, Celastrus paniculatus; Asteraceae & Malvaceae dominant; 60 spp/37 families
Biome & fauna
Kerala lowland temple grove
Threats & protection
Not specified
Source
Poovathur & Joseph 2016, Int. J. Advanced Science & Research 1(8):24-35