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Maharashtra’s Devrai Land Inquiry: Why Konkan’s Sacred Groves Need Urgent Protection

The Maharashtra Government has ordered an inquiry into the alleged transfer of thousands of acres of Konkan’s sacred Devrai forest land into the State’s name after objections from Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh. This issue is important because Devrai groves are not ordinary land parcels; they are sacred ecological spaces linked to temple traditions, village memory, biodiversity,…