RELIGIOUS FOREST SCENARIO IN MURSHIDABAD DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL, INDIA

RELIGIOUS FOREST SCENARIO IN MURSHIDABAD DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
Author(s):
ANKUSH PAL
Keywords:
Religious Forests; Documentation; Biodiversity; Repositories.
Abstract
Religious forest are a common phenomenon in Murshidabad district. Specific areas of vegetation are conserved by the local people because of their religious beliefs. Usually vegetation that surrounds a temple, mosque, church, graveyard are regarded as sacred. It is usually a taboo to destroy flora and fauna in these areas. An extensive field work with the servey/ exploration and documentation of flora and fauna within sacred groves of Murshidabad district was carried out over a period of two years. A total of 153 (One hundred and fifty three) were recorded in Murshidabad with high floral diversity along with faunal diversity. This paper is the documentation of the flora and fauna within the Religious Forests of Murshidabad following the survey work.
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Unique Paper ID: 158867 Publication Volume & Issue: Volume 9, Issue 10 Page(s): 945 - 948
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