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Sacred Grove Festival, Bhopal from 7th February, 2015 to 8th February, 2015 -Programme Schedule
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya is organising ‘Sacred Grove festival’ at its premises from 07-08 February, 2015. Ritualistic activities will the main features of this two day programme.
Sacred Groves are patches of natural or near-natural vegetation, dedicated by local communities to their ancestral spirits or deities. These Groves are protected by local communities usually through customary taboos and sanction with ancestral and ecological implications. The states particularly, rich in abundance of groves are Kerala, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.
IGRMS has initiated number of activities to spread awareness on the cultural and ecological importance of sacred groves. This year during the programme, people from different communities related to sacred grove of the Sangrahalaya will perform ritualistic activities.
Sacred Grove Festival, Bhopal from 7th February, 2015 to 8th February, 2015
Programme Schedule
February, 7th, 2015
11.00 AM – 12.00 AM: Festival Inaugural Session at Avritti Bhawan
§ Welcome Address: Director, IGRMS
§ Background of Sacred Groves initiative at IGRMS: Prof. K.C. Malhotra
§ Outline of the Festival: Sh. Sudhir Shirivastava
§ Release of book Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable
§ Livelihood in Kondhpungar Village by K.C. Malhotra and S. Hontal
§ Introduction of Chief Guest
§ Inaugural Address: Dr. Ram Prasad
§ Vote of Thanks: Sh. Himanshu Mishra
12.00 AM –12.30 PM Tea Break
12.30 AM –06.00 PM Ritualization of Sacred Groves
12.30 PM – 01.30 PM (Kavu) Kerala (Near Avritti Bhawan)
01.30 PM – 02.30 PM Lunch Break
02.30 PM – 03.30 PM KovilKadu (Tamilnadu) (near Desert Village)
03.30 PM – 04.30 PM Oran (Rajasthan) (near Desert Village)
04.30 PM – 05.00 PM Tea Break
06.00 PM – 07.00 PM Spiritual songs by Manipur Cultural troupe
February, 8th, 2015
10.30 AM – 01.00 PM Present status of Sacred Groves in India: Problems and Opportunities
01.00 AM –05.00 PM Ritualization of Sacred Groves
02.00 PM – 03.30 PM Sarana (Chhattisgarh/Jharkhand) (Tribal Habitat)
03.30 PM – 05.00 PM Rajbanshi (West Bengal) (Tribal Habitat, IGRMS)
Date: February 9, 2015
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