When you think of temples, you may picture peaceful places filled with prayers, bells, and the smell of incense. But in India ...

Sacred groves in India have origins that stretch back thousands ... Sacred groves are hotspots for plant and animal diversity, often harboring species found nowhere else. Because these forests ...

One of the most famous Indian temples to worship and respect animals alongside a Goddess is ... These rats, locally called ‘kabbas’, are considered sacred, and it is said that if a rat passes ...

Ancient people built rituals, beliefs, and entire mythologies around animals they viewed as sacred. Some were worshipped for their strength, others for their wisdom or mysterious nature.