What is Umang Lai sacred groves?
The sacred groves dedicated to the [[Umang Lai]]s ({{lang-mni|ꯎꯃꯪ ꯂꯥꯢ}}) are mainly found scattered in the plains of the [[States of India|Indian state]] of [[Manipur]]. Due to rapid urbanization, the condition of the groves are becoming worse. So, massive social campaigns are in progress to preserve the religious protected areas of the flora in the state.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dsource.in/resource/sacred-groves-manav-sangrahalay/sacred-groves/umanglai-sacred-grove-manipur | title=Umanglai - Sacred grove of Manipur | date=23 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=education.Scientific_Papers.Sacred_groves_Manipur_need_urgent_attention | title=Sacred groves Manipur need urgent attention }}</ref><ref>http://www.cpreecenvis.nic.in/Database/Manipur_890.aspx</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dspace.nehu.ac.in/handle/1/2379 |title=DSpace@NEHU: Sacred groves of Manipur, Northeast India: Biodiversity value, status and strategies for their conservation |access-date=2021-03-13 |archive-date=2015-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402195613/http://dspace.nehu.ac.in/handle/1/2379 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24109169 | jstor=24109169 | title=Sacred groves of Manipur – ideal centres for biodiversity conservation | last1=Khumbongmayum | first1=Ashalata Devi | last2=Khan | first2=M. L. | last3=Tripathi | first3=R. S. | journal=Current Science | year=2004 | volume=87 | issue=4 | pages=430–433 }}</ref> {{Infobox protected area|name=Umang Lai sacred groves|alt_name=Umang Lai Khubam|location=[[Manipur]]|governing_body=Umang Lai Kanba Lup (UKAL)|world_heritage_site=No}}[[File:%EA%AF%86%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%96%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%A1_%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%A8%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A7_%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%A1.jpg|thumb|upright=2.5]] ==Related pages== * [[Lai Haraoba]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Mythology]] {{Asia-stub}}