Preservation of Bhil animistic traditions unfolds through a layered tapestry of research, institutions, and living practice. Anthropologists and other scholars have long recorded Bhil cosmology, rituals, deities, and social structures, often focusing on sacred songs, myths of origin, ceremonial practices, and the roles of religious specialists. University departments and tribal research institutes in regions where Bhils live have contributed detailed ethnographic studies and monographs, creating a written and audiovisual record of beliefs in spirits, sacred groves, and nature powers. These academic efforts, while often housed in archives and libraries, provide a crucial framework for understanding how Bhil communities relate spiritually to land, ancestors, and the more-than-human world.

Governmental and institutional initiatives add another layer of preservation. Ministries and state-level bodies concerned with tribal affairs support cultural preservation programs, while Tribal Research Institutes and the Anthropological Survey of India document festivals, customary law, and ritual practices. Museums and cultural centers display ritual objects, paintings, and other material expressions of Bhil spirituality, often accompanied by explanations of associated beliefs and ceremonies. Such spaces, though curated from the outside, can serve as bridges between Bhil worlds and the wider public, keeping animistic traditions visible in the broader cultural landscape.

Equally significant are the efforts of NGOs, cultural organizations, and community groups working at the grassroots. Local organizations help sustain traditional festivals, ceremonies, and sacred spaces, sometimes linking the protection of sacred groves and worship sites with broader concerns for land and cultural rights. They record folktales, proverbs, and ritual chants, and encourage community-led initiatives to maintain shrines, ritual pathways, and village guardian cults. These activities do more than archive customs; they affirm Bhil identity in the face of pressures that might otherwise fragment or dilute animistic worldviews.

At the heart of all this, however, lies the quiet, persistent work of the communities themselves. Elders, storytellers, and ritual specialists transmit myths, legends, and ritual knowledge orally, guiding younger generations through festivals such as Bhagoria and other seasonal celebrations that weave together social life, agriculture, and devotion to local deities and spirits. Audio and video recordings, photographs, and other forms of documentation now accompany this transmission, creating growing archives of chants, dances, and ceremonies. Yet the most vital preservation still occurs in the ongoing practice of worship, in the tending of sacred sites, and in the everyday acknowledgment of a world alive with spirit, where memory and ritual remain inseparable.