Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part B (2025)

The Gaddi tribe of Himachal Pradesh intricately weaves religious beliefs with their natural surroundings, viewing landscapes as sacred entities vital to their cultural identity and ecological stewardship. This paper explores how sacred geography shapes their pastoral practices, social organization and cosmology. Through ethnographic-sociological methods, the paper examines rituals, pilgrimage traditions, ecological ethics embedded in their everyday life. It also analyses contemporary challenges, including environmental degradation and socio-economic change, impacting the Gaddis’ sacred ecological worldview. This Anthro-Sociological inquiry highlights the resilience and adaptability of indigenous knowledge systems in maintaining the balance between spiritual reverence and ecological sustainability.