A tattered picture inside the Bishnoi temple at Khejarli (aka Khejadali, Khejardi) depicting the massacre where 363 Bishnois sacrificed their lives in 1730 AD while protecting Khejri trees considered sacred by the community against a royal logging party. The incident is considered by many a forebear of the 20th-century Chipko Movement
Khejarli, Jodhpur district, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
Khejarli, Jodhpur district, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
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A tattered picture inside the Bishnoi temple at Khejarli (aka Khejadali, Khejardi) depicting the massacre where 363 Bishnois sacrificed their lives in 1730 AD while protecting Khejri trees considered sacred by the community against a royal logging party. The incident is considered by many a forebear of the 20th-century Chipko Movement
Khejarli, Jodhpur district, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
Khejarli, Jodhpur district, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
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D104-4823
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A tattered picture inside the Bishnoi temple at Khejarli (aka Khejadali, Khejardi) depicting the massacre where 363 Bishnois sacrificed their lives in 1730 AD while protecting Khejri trees considered sacred by the community against a royal logging party. The incident is considered by many a forebear of the 20th-century Chipko Movement
Khejarli, Jodhpur district, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
Khejarli, Jodhpur district, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
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D104-4823
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