Back to the roots
Sacred groves of India
G
reen patches of woodland dot the
landscape of India — from bamboo groves on the eastern
The Bishnoi tribes manage sacred groves called orans in the arid and desert regions of Rajasthan, in Northwest
coast to clumps of trees in the northwestern deserts, and
India. Despite sparse vegetation and limited water
from jungles in the tropical south to dense Himalayan
resources, the area reportedly supports a higher density
forests in the north. Like the Indian population itself,
of human and animal populations than any other desert
these forests are tremendously diverse, but they share an
region in the world because of the conservation practices
important commonality: they are all held sacred. Like
of its people. The basic philosophy of the Bishnoi faith is
many countries throughout the world, India has a long
that all living things have a right to live and share
history of nature worship, and that practice continues
resources. It has a set of abiding laws including a ban on
today, especially through the veneration of forest groves.
killing animals and felling trees, especially their most
These sacred groves, which are dedicated to local deities
sacred khejadi tree, which has numerous life-sustaining
or ancestral spirits, are protected by local communities
properties. Its dropped leaves can be used for fodder,
through social traditions and taboos that incorporate
its dropped branches for fuel and its fruit for food.
spiritual and ecological values. Preserved over the course
Khejadi trees stabilise sand dunes and they are said to
of many generations, sacred groves represent native
increase yields of crops that grow close by. The orans also
vegetation in a natural or near-natural state and thus are
provide a protective habitat for the Indian gazelle and
rich in biodiversity, harbouring many rare species of
blackbuck. There are only a handful of documented
plants and animals.
sacred groves in Rajasthan, but their areas often exceed thousands of acres.
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