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This grove is called Sati Rai. A villager is cleaning the area …
by Preeti Singh
A worm
by Preeti Singh
Farmers working in their paddy field. It is the sowing season.
by Preeti Singh
Farmers working in their paddy field. It is the sowing season.
by Preeti Singh
A concrete platform overlooking the valley. Not certain whether …
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
'Vaghova' stands for worship of tiger. With time the abstract …
by Preeti Singh
'Vaghova' stands for worship of tiger. With time the abstract …
by Preeti Singh
Ambegaon Vandev Devrai. A water pond in front of the temple …
by Preeti Singh
An unusual rock formation in front of the temple, also considered …
by Preeti Singh
Ambegaon Vandev Devrai. A water pond in front of the temple …
by Preeti Singh
An anthropological find. Small tools made up of cur rock were …
by Preeti Singh
An anthropological find. Small tools made up of cur rock were …
by Preeti Singh
An anthropological find. Small tools made up of cur rock were …
by Preeti Singh
An anthropological find. Small tools made up of cur rock were …
by Preeti Singh
Woman's bangles hanging over a spot of worship in the sacred grove.…
by Preeti Singh
Woman's bangles hanging over a spot of worship in the sacred grove.…
by Preeti Singh
Woman's bangles hanging over a spot of worship in the sacred grove.…
by Preeti Singh
Woman's bangles hanging over a spot of worship in the sacred grove.…
by Preeti Singh
One of the spots of worship inside the Devrai
by Preeti Singh
Surekha Maruti Jagtap is going to perform a prayer ritual at the …
by Preeti Singh
Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the …
by Preeti Singh
Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the …
by Preeti Singh
Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the …
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Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the …
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Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the …
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Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the …
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CN1293-28A

This grove is called Sati Rai. A villager is cleaning the area around the idols in the groves. Villagers frequent these places only once or twice in a year.

August, 2003 , Lanjha village , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1293-35A

A worm

August, 2003 , Lanjha village , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1295-03

Farmers working in their paddy field. It is the sowing season.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1295-04

Farmers working in their paddy field. It is the sowing season.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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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
Preeti Singh
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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
Preeti Singh
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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
Preeti Singh
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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
Preeti Singh
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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
Preeti Singh
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CN1295-E

'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
Preeti Singh
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CN1296-01A

Ambegaon Vandev Devrai. A water pond in front of the temple inside the Devrai. This water body is a source of water for three neighbouring villages in the lean summer months.

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1296-04A

An unusual rock formation in front of the temple, also considered sacred in the Vandev Devrai.

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1296-18A

Ambegaon Vandev Devrai. A water pond in front of the temple inside the Devrai. This water body supplies water to three neighboring villages in the lean summer months.

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1296-20A

An anthropological find. Small tools made up of cur rock were found a plenty in this area. According to J J Roy Burman these rocks were used as tools many thousand years ago.

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1296-21A

An anthropological find. Small tools made up of cur rock were found a plenty in this area. According to J J Roy Burman these rocks were used as tools many thousand years ago.

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1296-22A

An anthropological find. Small tools made up of cur rock were found a plenty in this area. According to J J Roy Burman these rocks were used as tools many thousand years ago.

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1296-23A

An anthropological find. Small tools made up of cur rock were found a plenty in this area. According to J J Roy Burman these rocks were used as tools many thousand years ago.

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
© Copyright Centre for Science Environment 2016. All rights reserved.
CN1296-24A

Woman's bangles hanging over a spot of worship in the sacred grove. These bangles symbolise people's wishes, if the wish comes true then these are broken.

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1296-25A

Woman's bangles hanging over a spot of worship in the sacred grove. These bangles symbolise people's wishes, if the wish comes true then these are broken.

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
© Copyright Centre for Science Environment 2016. All rights reserved.
CN1296-26A

Woman's bangles hanging over a spot of worship in the sacred grove. These bangles symbolise people's wishes, if the wish comes true then these are broken.

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1296-27A

Woman's bangles hanging over a spot of worship in the sacred grove. These bangles symbolise people's wishes, if the wish comes true then these are broken.

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1296-36A

One of the spots of worship inside the Devrai

August, 2003 , Pune (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1297-09A

Surekha Maruti Jagtap is going to perform a prayer ritual at the Satichamal grove. This grove has been under her husband's family for over a hundred years. Her family also act as caretakers of this place. Her father-in-law's father is buried here.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1297-10A

Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the Satichamal grove. This grove has been under her husband's family for over a hundred years. Her family also act as caretakers of this place. Her father-in-law's father is buried here.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1297-11A

Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the Satichamal grove. This grove has been under her husband's family for over a hundred years. Her family also act as caretakers of this place. Her father-in-law's father is buried here.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
© Copyright Centre for Science Environment 2016. All rights reserved.
CN1297-12A

Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the Satichamal grove. This grove has been under her husband's family for over a hundred years. Her family also act as caretakers of this place. Her father-in-law's father is buried here.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
© Copyright Centre for Science Environment 2016. All rights reserved.
CN1297-13A

Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the Satichamal grove. This grove has been under her husband's family for over a hundred years. Her family also act as caretakers of this place. Her father-in-law's father is buried here.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
© Copyright Centre for Science Environment 2016. All rights reserved.
CN1297-14A

Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the Satichamal grove. This grove has been under her husband's family for over a hundred years. Her family also act as caretakers of this place. Her father-in-law's father is buried here.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
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CN1297-15A

Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the Satichamal grove. This grove has been under her husband's family for over a hundred years. Her family also act as caretakers of this place. Her father-in-law's father is buried here.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
© Copyright Centre for Science Environment 2016. All rights reserved.
CN1297-16A

Surekha Maruti Jagtap is performing a prayer ritual at the Satichamal grove. This grove has been under her husband's family for over a hundred years. Her family also act as caretakers of this place. Her father-in-law's father is buried here.

August, 2003 , Kolhapur (D) , Maharashtra
Preeti Singh
© Copyright Centre for Science Environment 2016. All rights reserved.
© Copyright Centre for Science Environment 2016. All rights reserved.