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Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

Ancient burial structures. They have Sanskrit verses written on them.

by Preeti Singh

Ancient burial structures. They have Sanskrit verses written on them.

by Preeti Singh

Ancient burial structures. They have Sanskrit verses written on them.

by Preeti Singh

Priest locking up the temple

by Preeti Singh

Priest locking up the temple

by Preeti Singh

Priest locking up the temple

by Preeti Singh

A woman coming towards the Satichamal sacred grove to offer prayer.

by Preeti Singh

Devotees climbing the staircase of the mandir in the Uguval Devi …

by Preeti Singh

Devotees climbing the staircase of the mandir in the Uguval Devi …

by Preeti Singh

Devotees climbing the staircase of the mandir in the Uguval Devi …

by Preeti Singh

Uguvai Devi Mandir, Dajipur sanctuary, Hasne village, Kolhapur …

by Preeti Singh

Sanskrit verses written on the temple wall

by Preeti Singh

A concrete platform overlooking the valley. Not certain whether …

by Preeti Singh

Plastic bottles and other plastic products in idols. Signs of …

by Preeti Singh

Plastic bottles and other plastic products in idols. Signs of …

by Preeti Singh

Plastic bottles and other plastic products in idols. Signs of …

by Preeti Singh

Age old idols lay abandoned with weeds growing around them.

by Preeti Singh

Plastic bottles and other plastic products in idols. Signs of …

by Preeti Singh

A local temple under construction

by Preeti Singh

A local temple under construction

by Preeti Singh

A local temple under construction

by Preeti Singh

Main temple with priests doing their daily prayer

by Preeti Singh

Main temple with priests doing their daily prayer

by Preeti Singh

An ancient water harvesting pond in front of the temple. This was …

by Preeti Singh

An ancient water harvesting pond in front of the temple. This was …

by Preeti Singh

An ancient water harvesting pond in front of the temple. This was …

by Preeti Singh

A deity inside the sacred grove

by Preeti Singh

An ancient unknown structure inside the sacred grove.

by Preeti Singh

A frog

by Preeti Singh

'Vaghova' stands for worship of tiger. With time the abstract …

by Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1294-04A

Ancient burial structures. They have Sanskrit verses written on them.

August, 2003 , Tivrai village , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Places , Traditional Knowledge , Forest Conservation , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1294-05A

Ancient burial structures. They have Sanskrit verses written on them.

August, 2003 , Tivrai village , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Places , Traditional Knowledge , Forest Conservation , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1294-06A

Ancient burial structures. They have Sanskrit verses written on them.

August, 2003 , Tivrai village , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Places , Traditional Knowledge , Forest Conservation , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1294-31A

Priest locking up the temple

August, 2003 , Tivrai village , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Places , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1294-32A

Priest locking up the temple

August, 2003 , Tivrai village , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Places , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1294-33A

Priest locking up the temple

August, 2003 , Tivrai village , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Places , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-02

A woman coming towards the Satichamal sacred grove to offer prayer.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Agriculture , Farmers , Women , Sacred Groves , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-14

Devotees climbing the staircase of the mandir in the Uguval Devi Mnadir sacred grove.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-15

Devotees climbing the staircase of the mandir in the Uguval Devi Mnadir sacred grove.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-16

Devotees climbing the staircase of the mandir in the Uguval Devi Mnadir sacred grove.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-17

Uguvai Devi Mandir, Dajipur sanctuary, Hasne village, Kolhapur district. In between the sacred grove.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-18

Sanskrit verses written on the temple wall

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-19

A concrete platform overlooking the valley. Not certain whether this too was used as a place to conduct rituals before.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-20

Plastic bottles and other plastic products in idols. Signs of modernity?

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-21

Plastic bottles and other plastic products in idols. Signs of modernity?

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-22

Plastic bottles and other plastic products in idols. Signs of modernity?

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-23

Age old idols lay abandoned with weeds growing around them.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-24

Plastic bottles and other plastic products in idols. Signs of modernity?

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-25

A local temple under construction

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-26

A local temple under construction

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-27

A local temple under construction

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-28

Main temple with priests doing their daily prayer

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-29

Main temple with priests doing their daily prayer

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-30

An ancient water harvesting pond in front of the temple. This was used for daily water needs as well as for aesthetics.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-31

An ancient water harvesting pond in front of the temple. This was used for daily water needs as well as for aesthetics.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-32

An ancient water harvesting pond in front of the temple. This was used for daily water needs as well as for aesthetics.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-33

A deity inside the sacred grove

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-34

An ancient unknown structure inside the sacred grove.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-35

A frog

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh

Sacred Groves

1010 Photos

CN1295-36

'Vaghova' stands for worship of tiger. With time the abstract idols have an addition with posters and pictures of lions and tigers. A local villager showing one of these inside the temple.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra

Sacred Groves , Religious Beliefs , Forest Conservation , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra ,

Preeti Singh