With an aim to promote the conservation and importance of Sacred Grove of country in the masses, IGRMS celebrated the Sacred Grove celebration with the worship preformed by local peoples of the Malayali community at in Kavu Sacred Grove area in Museum Premises.
On this occasion, N Vishwanathan Nair, Former Director, KIRTADS (Kerala institute for Research Training and Development) said that It is a patch of forest in Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya.
It is one of the hundreds of verdant spots known as kavus or sacred groves. A place worth visiting during summer as the cool ambience inside this area gives relief from the scorching heat. The visit will also make you aware of the ecological importance of the kavus.
The kavu is virgin forest; a rich habitat for several species of flora and fauna. The kavus as they are ecologically sensitive habitats. They are being protected because they play ecological functions of a rich evergreen forest. There are medicinal plants found in the sacred groves in the Museum.
The kavus are also breeding ground for many rare species of bats and birds. “They are bits of forest areas nurtured by beliefs,” says N Vishwanathan Nair, who is actively involved in the conservation of art and culture in the region. Many members of the Malayalam community resident in Bhopal along with M Sahadevan Kani, jayarajan, Gopinath Kani and Aiyappan Kani performed the rites and rituals.