india has deep-rooted tradition of nature worship, which provide base for the conservation from the grass root. however, this tradition is collapsing very rapidly. the reasons behind these are mainly, dilution of the belief systems, composite impacts of development in the form of population pressure, resource crunch, market economy, etc. in the present day context, it is important to see the present status of the 'folk conservation practices' so as to devise the strategies of its renovation.