Sacred groves

centremost of the seven hills of Rome, Italy

Dodona (; , Ionic and , ) in Epirus in northwestern Greece was the oldest Hellenic oracle, possibly dating to the 2nd millennium BCE according to Herodotus. The earliest accounts in Homer describe Dodona as an oracle of Zeus. Situated in a remote region away from the main Greek poleis, it was considered second only to the Oracle of Delphi in prestige.

forest in Lebanon

small group of trees

forest in Kenya

thumb|Osun-Osogbo Main Entrance Gate Osun-Osogbo is a sacred grove along the banks of the Osun river just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State of Nigeria.

grove of trees of special religious importance to a particular culture

Gaoua is a market town in southern Burkina Faso. The population was 45,284 in a 2019 census. Located in the red earth, green hills, and fast flowing streams of southwestern Burkina Faso, Gaoua is the capital of Poni Province and forms a sort of capital for the sacred rites and bush lore of the Lobi peoples. According to local myth, Gaoua was founded when the Lobi migrated across from northern Ghana where they found the Gan people occupying the territory. As a result, they named the trek across to Gaoua Gan-houo meaning "route of the Gan people".

nordic temple

Mythological character

200px|right|thumb|Sefa-utaki () is an Okinawan term for a sacred place, often a grove, cave, or mountain. They are central to the Ryukyuan religion and the former noro priestess system. Although the term is used throughout the Ryukyu Islands, the terms and are heard in the Miyako and Yaeyama regions respectively. are usually located on the outskirts of villages and are places for the veneration of gods and ancestors. Most have places of worship, and it is theorized that the origins of both and are closely related.

forested area in western New York, where Joseph Smith says he had his First Vision in 1820

thumb|Mannan Purath Kavu, Nileshwaram|360x360px Kavu is the traditional name given for sacred groves across the Malabar Coast in Kerala, South India. Kavus are notable for Theyyam, the centuries-old ritual dance. thumb|360x360px|Neeliyar Kottam In Mangattuparamba‚ [[Kannur]]

forest fragment of varying sizes

Japanese sacred forest