Given below are the names of a few sacred groves in a few regional languages of India.
| Malayalam | kāvu |
|---|---|
| Tamil | kovilkādu |
| Kannada | devare kādu |
| Marathi | devarāī |
| Khasi (Meghalaya) | khlaw kyntang |
| Hindi (Himachal Pradesh) | dev van |
| Jharkhand | sarnā |
| Chhattisgarh | devgudi |
| Rajasthan | oraṇ |
Can you add to this?
Students can add names of sacred groves from other regional languages of India.
In Bengali, the term is 'debottar jungle'. In Telugu, it is called 'devavana'. In Gujarati, the term used is 'dev van'. In Odia, sacred groves are known as 'johar'. The terms 'kāvu' (Malayalam) and 'kovilkādu' (Tamil) are already listed in the chapter.
Students should research and add names from their own regions or other parts of India they are familiar with.
Explanation
The chapter provides a table showing names of sacred groves in various regional languages: kāvu (Malayalam), kovilkādu (Tamil), devare kādu (Kannada), devarāī (Marathi), khlaw kyntang (Khasi), dev van (Hindi-Himachal), sarnā (Jharkhand), devgudi (Chhattisgarh), oraṇ (Rajasthan). Students are encouraged to add more names from other languages.
Solution Steps
Sacred groves have different names in various regional languages of India
Additional examples include: debottar jungle (Bengali), devavana (Telugu), dev van (Gujarati), johar (Odia)
Students should research and add names from their own regions or familiar areas