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.
'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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.