Sarna (place)

Sarna is a place of worship in the Chotanagpur region of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

[1] Sarna is a sacred grove of Sal trees, also called Sarai in Chotanagpur.

[3][4] Sarna is place of worship in village of the Sadan and Kurukh of Chotanagpur.

[5][6][7] Several tribal organizations, including Santals, are demanding a separate religious code for Sarna as Sarnaism as they believe it differs from Hinduism.

[8][9] Although Santals call their sacred groves Jaher and village priest Naike.