LIST OF SACRED GROVES IN PONDICHERRY

No.

Sacred Grove

Main Deity

Area(ha)
1.  Abeshagapakkam Madhuraiveeran 0.70
2.  Agaram Aiyanar 0.30
3.  Aranganoor Aiyanar 1.50
4.   Arumbathapuram Aiyanar 0.20
5.  Bahoor Pillayar 0.40
6. Bahoor Aiyanar 2.40
7. Cettipattu Aiyanar 0.80
8. Chellipettu Aiyanar 1.50
9. Edayarpalayam Sivalingam 0.40
10.  Edayarpalayam Aiyanar 0.50
11.  Ellaipillaichavady Aiyanar 0.20
12.  Embelam Aiyanar 0.75
13.  Eripakkam Poraiyathamman 3.00
14. Erulansandai Aiyanar 0.80
15. Iyyan Kuttipalayam Aiyanar 0.70
16.  K.Manaveli Aiyanar 1.30
17. Kaduvanur Aiyanar 0.60
18.  Kalmandapam Aiyanar 0.70
19. Kambilikarankuppam Aiyanar 2.20
20. Kanniakovil Pachaivazhiamman 0.75
21.  Kanuvapet (Villianur) Aiyanar 1.00
22.  Karaiyanputhur Aiyanar 0.70
23. Karasur Aiyanar 0.60
24. Karasur  (KS) Pachaivazhiamman 0.25
25. Karikalampakkam Aiyanar 0.30
26. Kariyamanikkam Aiyanar 0.70
27. Karuvadikuppam Aiyanar 0.60
28. Katterikuppam Aiyanar 0.90
29. Keezhur Aiyanar 1.00
30. Kirumampakkam Aiyanar 0.50
31. Kobalankadai Kali Amman 0.40
32.  Kombakkam Aiyanar 0.30
33.  Koodapakkam Aiyanar 0.50
34. Koonichampattu Aiyanar 0.40
35. Korkadu Anjaneyar 0.40
36.  Korkadu Periyapalayathuamman 1.00
37.  Kothapurinatham Aiyanar 1.00
38.  Kottaimedu (Ariankuppam) Aiyanar 0.20
39. Kudiyiruppupalayam Aiyanar 1.00
40. Kuruvappanaikkanpalayam Aiyanar 0.50
41.  Kuruvinatham Aiyanar 0.40
42.  Lawspet Aiyanar 0.45
43.  Madhagadipet Aiyanar 1.00
44.  Manalipettu Aiyanar 0.60
45.  Manappattu Aiyanar 1.20
46. Manaveli (Ariyankuppam) Aiyanar 1.00
47.  Manaveli (Embalam) Aiyanar 1.25
48.  Manaveli (Villianur) Aiyanar 0.50
49.  Mangalam  (MM) Aiyanar 0.96
50.  Melparikkalpattu Aiyanar 0.40
51.  Melsathamangalam Aiyanar 0.40
52.  Mettuppalayam (Uzhavarpet) Aiyanar 0.80
53.  Molapakkam Aiyanar 0.80
54.  Moorthikuppam Aiyanar 0.30
55.  Muthiraiyarpalayam Aiyanar 0.70
56.  Nallavadu Aiyanar 3.80
57. Nallur Aiyanar 0.80
58. Nattamedu (Embalam) (NM) Aiyanar 1.50
59.  Nettappakkam Aiyanar 1.00
60.  Nonankuppam Aiyanar 0.80
61. Odiyampattu Aiyanar 0.30
62. Oraliyampet Aiyanar 0.20
63.  Pandashozhanallur Aiyanar 0.80
64. Pannithittu Kaliyammun 0.60
65.  Periya Arachikuppam Aiyanar 0.30
66.  Perungalore Aiyanar 0.50
67.  Pichaveerampet Aiyanar 1.00
68.  Pillaichavadi Aiyanar 0.40
69.  Pillaiyarkuppam Aiyanar 2.70
70.  Pooranankuppam Aiyanar 1.45
71.  Poraiyur Aiyanar 1.20
72.  Puranasingupalayam Aiyanar 0.60
73.  Ramanathapuram  (RP) Aiyanar. 0.66
74.  Sadhikuppam  (SK) Neelavazhiamman 1.12
75.  Sanniasikuppam Selliamman 1.00
76. Sanniasikuppam Aiyanar 1.20
77. Sarathambal Nagar Aiyanar 0.30
78.  Sedarapet   (ST) Aiyanar 0.23
79.  Seliamedu Aiyanar 0.70
80.  Sembedapettai Aiyanar 0.80
81.  Sembipalayam Aiyanar 1.00
82. Shanmugapuram Aiyanar 0.70
83.  Silkaripalayam  (SL) Aiyanar 0.75
84.  Sivaranthagam Aiyanar 0.60
85. Solai Nagar Aiyanar 0.50
86.  Sompattu Aiyanar 0.40
87. Sooramangalam Aiyanar 2.00
88.  Sorappattu Aiyanar 0.60
89.  Soriankuppam Aiyanar 1.45
90.  Soriankuppam Aiyanar 2.50
91.  Suthukkeni Aiyanar 0.80
92.  Thanampalayam Aiyanar 0.45
93.  Thanikuppam Aiyanar 0.70
94.  Thattanchavadi (Gorimedu) Aiyanar 0.40
95.  Thattanchavadi (Villianoor) Aiyanar 0.80
96.  Thavalakuppam Aiyanar 0.70
97. Thengaithittu Aiyanar 0.50
98.  Thirukanji Viswanathar 0.80
99. Thirukkanur Aiyanar 0.70
100.  Thirupanampakkam Aiyanar 0.40
101. Tollgate Kanniakoil Pachaivazhiamman 0.50
102. Ulaivaykkal Aiyanar 0.40
103. Usudu Aiyanar 0.30
104.  Vadhanoor Aiyanar 0.60
105.  Vambupattu Aiyanar 1.20
106.  Velrampattu Aiyanar 0.80
107. Villianoor Kasanthoppu Eswaran 2.50
108.  Vinayagampattu Aiyanar 0.70

(Source: Dr. V.Krishnan, Plant Biodiversity, Bio-cultural Perspectives of Sacred Groves of Pondicherry and its environs)