Sacred groves – an ancient tradition of nature conservation of sthalavrikshas in coimbatore, tamil nadu, india

Rekka Raja, Nirubama Kumar, Suganya B, Rubavathigokila M, Felix Daniel
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In India sthalavrikshas worship in temples was a religrous practice. In Tamil Nadu almost every temple is associated with a plant or tree connected to the history and mythology of the temple and or deity. The worshipper who comes to the temple attains a healty spiritua; enlighten. Sthalavrikshas is a natural tree found in the temple site brfore construction of the temple. The present investigation was carried out in coimbatore district to enumerate the sthalavrikshas associate with temple by field observation method. During the field visit temples were frequently visited and surveyed for the sthalavrikshas from the month of December 2019 - February 2020. The survey was conduced at 46 ancient temples of the coimbatore district and revelated the occurrence of 19 sthalavrikshas species were observed in different area of coimbatore district. These sacred plants are worshiped by the local people for getting the blessing of health and wealth by positive powers of nature. Sthalavrikshas are germplasm reservers and an indicator of socio-cultural conservation strategy. It is concluded that the Sthalavriksha worship is an age old practice, myths, beliefs and floklore play a major role in the exsistance of Sthalavrikshas worship and this customms help in plant conservation.
神圣的树林-印度泰米尔纳德邦哥印拜陀sthalavrikshas自然保护的古老传统
在印度,在寺庙里崇拜sthalavriksha是一种宗教活动。在泰米尔纳德邦,几乎每座寺庙都与一种植物或树木有关,这种植物或树木与寺庙或神灵的历史和神话有关。到殿里敬拜的,得着健康的灵;启发。Sthalavrikshas是在寺庙建造之前在寺庙遗址发现的一棵天然树。本研究在哥印拜陀地区采用实地观察法,对与寺庙有关的僧多僧进行了调查。在实地访问期间,从2019年12月至2020年2月,经常访问寺庙并对sthalavriksha进行调查。对哥印拜陀地区46座古庙进行了调查,发现在哥印拜陀地区不同地区共发现19种sthalavrikshas。这些神圣的植物受到当地人的崇拜,因为它们从自然的积极力量中获得了健康和财富的祝福。Sthalavrikshas是种质资源保护区,也是社会文化保护战略的一个指标。结论认为,沙生崇拜是一种古老的习俗,神话、信仰和民间传说在沙生崇拜的存在中起着重要作用,这种习俗有助于植物保护。
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