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2 unusual facts about sacred grove


Sacred wood

Sacred grove, a mythological landscape, referenced in many traditions or religions

Shakthan Thampuran Palace

The Sakthan Thampuran palace also has a very ancient Serpent Grove, which is a place for worshipping the serpents.


Święta Lipka

According to legend, the name Heiligelinde (Holy Linden tree) Święta Lipka - Holy Tilia (lime tree) - referred to a tree with a wooden statue of Mary under which miracles took place, though it may stem from a sacred grove of the Old Prussians.


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Bomarzo

A mystery novel by Linda Lappin Signatures in Stone (2013) investigates the symbolism of the Sacred Grove, its relation to the myth of Persephone, and recent theories concerning the designer of the Park.

Culture of Kerala

Sarpa Kavu (meaning Sacred Grove of the Serpent) is a typically small traditional grove of trees seen in the Kerala state of South India.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

This commission was followed by works at the Sorbonne, namely the enormous hemicycle, The Sacred Grove or L'Ancienne Sorbonne amongst the muses in the Grand Amphitheater of the Sorbonne.

The Golden Bough

This thesis was developed in relation to J. M. W. Turner's painting of The Golden Bough, a sacred grove where a certain tree grew day and night.