ABSTRACT

The concept of sacred natural landscape refers to a complex cultural mosaic of relationships between time and space, sacrality of nature and overall the encompassing manifestation of transcendence of man. Man since time immemorial has been trying to make a strong bridge between conscious mind and super-conscious divine. The idea of nature and human integrity in Hindu thought depends upon ways in which people see and experience themselves, their sense of attachment to nature, and their ways of maintaining this. It is through symbolism, the main expression of mythological understanding, that one can gain insight into the relationships of humanity to nature.