This is another photograph of Veerakovil Kadu, near Madurai in Tamil Nadu. It is believed that the deities residing within this sacred grove protect the lives and livelihoods of the villagers, and keep natural catastrophes at bay. Special rituals are sometimes conducted on full moon nights.Photograph: Sriram Janak

Sacred Groves

by Team Nature inFocus

This is another photograph of Veerakovil Kadu, near Madurai in Tamil Nadu. It is believed that the deities residing within this sacred grove protect the lives and livelihoods of the villagers, and keep natural catastrophes at bay. Special rituals are sometimes conducted on full moon nights.

Photograph: Sriram Janak