International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 6 4 2017 04 2 Traditional worshiping plants from selected sacred groves of Kozhikode District, Kerala, India 7 13 EN Ghani Tuba 1 Comsats Institute of Information Technology Lahore, Pakistan M. Chaithra 1 Department of Botany, St. Joseph College, Devagiri, Kozhikode - 673008, Kerala, India Thomas Binu 2 Department of Botany, St. Joseph College, Devagiri, Kozhikode - 673008, Kerala, India > Research Paper 2017 2 8 2017 04 2 The present paper highlights the religious importance of sacred plants, which are documented from two different sacred groves such as Kanangad kavu and Kavumkara of Kozhikode district, Kerala. During the study, there are about 20 species of plants belonging to 20 genera and 14 families were documented. The religious potentialities of these plants and their role in worshiping god/goddess were also tabulated. The present study also highlights the importance of conserving such sacred patches is an urgent need, because the changes in social belief, modernization and erosion of cultural practices are some of the major factors contributing towards degradation of the ancient institutional heritage. Copyright@ International Science Community Association