Effectively, the decision would transfer the sacred groves from community protection ... In T.N. Godavarman v. Union of India, the Supreme Court ordered that ‘forest land’ in Section 2 ...

For more than 60 days, local herders and other village folk had been opposing the project for threatening their traditional sacred community groves, known locally as ... Rajasthan has emerged as India ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy ...

Despite India's rich biodiversity boasting four globally recognised hotspots and countless sacred groves within them ... Moreover, their strategic locations, frequently situated on the boundaries ...

The Meenakshi Temple, dedicated to Goddess Meenakshi, an incarnation of Parvati and her consort, Lord Shiva, is steeped in mythology. The temple's legend tells about her battle with demons and ...

This sacred stroke, called tilak, is ubiquitous to the millions of Hindu pilgrims attending the Maha Kumbh festival in India's northern ... s vast rural and remote locations — were expected ...

In ancient India, along with the sophisticated hydraulic ... Such beliefs have preserved several virgin forests in a pristine form called Sacred Groves (the forests of God and Goddesses).

Sacred Strokes of Color on Foreheads Are a Major Display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival ... from the country’s vast rural and remote locations — were expected to attend the ...