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Virudhunagar District Sacred Groves (Kovilkadu, regional)
Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu
India
Active
Regional cluster
- Location
- Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu
- Coordinates
- ~9.6°N 77.9°E
- Size
- Varies (part of ~1,262 TN groves recorded 2011)
- Age / Founded
- Traditional
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Local deities; Hindu ('Kovilkadu')
- Community & Guardians
- Local Virudhunagar communities
- Vernacular name
- Kovilkadu / Koil Kadu
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Religious protection; medicinal plants, water/soil protection
Plant species
Medicinal & endemic flora (biodiversity hotspots)
Biome & fauna
Tamil Nadu dry forest
Threats & protection
Deforestation, unsustainable medicinal-plant harvest
Source
Balajothi & Nirmal Kumar 2025, World J. Pharmaceutical Research 14(6):510-512