Sacred Groves in Satpudas

The tribals in Satpudas of Nandurbar district of Maharashtra state are conserving the nature traditionally. Some areas are specially reserved for conservation in and around their habitations. These areas are called Gaodeo or Waghdeo. The tribal population consists mostly of 'bhils' and 'pawaras'. The area reserved varies from a small patch of few trees and area of few square meter to about half hectare with hundreds of trees. The tribals use these areas for worshiping the nature God as Gaodeo or Waghdeo. This is an effort to document these sacred groves in Akrani (Dhadgaon) tahsil of Nandurbar district.