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A walk through Mangar Bani, a sacred grove near Delhi
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The village abounds with folklores of Gudariya Baba’s powers; he is supposed to be keeping a watchful eye over the grow even now. Once a few Rabaris from Rajasthan took their camels inside the Bani to graze. The animals started lopping dhau branches. Soon the camels started dying. Since then, no Rabari has taken his animals into the Bani for grazing. People who took wood from the Bani for building a house, or for fuel paid a price. Their houses were burnt, say village residents
Photograph by: Aditya Batra
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Tags: A walk through Mangar Bani, a sacred grove near Delhi, Aravalli Range, Common Property Resources, Deforestation, Faridabad (D), Forest conservation, Forests, Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Haryana, Land ownership, Mining, Sacred Groves, Supreme Court
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