About this Sacred Grove

Jharna Ji Ka Oran is a historically and ecologically significant community-protected sacred grove (Oran) located within the cluster of villages including Lioi, Raipur, Makreta, and Toda in the Alwar District of Rajasthan, India.

Location

Coordinates: 27.3287643, 76.8929868

Plants / Species (9)

Button tree

Anogeissus pendula

Individual Count

24

Caper plant, Bare caper, Leafless caper-bush

Capparis decidua

Individual Count

24

Gum Arabic tree

Acacia nilotica

Individual Count

30

Indian elm and jungle cork tree

Holoptelea integrifolia

Individual Count

22

Khejri tree, Persian mesquite, Shami tree

Prosopis cineraria

Individual Count

33

Mesquite, Algaroba, Velvet Mesquite, South West Thorn

Prosopis juliflora

Individual Count

92

Soapberry tree, soap berry bush

Balanites aegyptiaca

Individual Count

34

Thorny Staff Tree or Mountain Spike Thorn

Maytenus emarginata

Individual Count

36

umbrella thorn

Acacia tortilis

Individual Count

7