Bio Diversity Groves on the Campus – Dr Pradnya Virnak
Sacred groves In the Bhimashankar region, these are sometimes called ban or devacha ban – God’s forest. It is considered to be sacred – ‘vandev’ or ‘bandev’, the forest God; Vaghoba, the tiger God; ‘Bhairoba’, a manifestation of Shiva are the deities mostly associated with the ban. Many sacred traditions are associated with these – …
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