TIRUVADAVUR (Caves at)
(Melur - IN)
9.966700,78.316700
9.966700,78.316700
Description
Unspecified »caves« (rock shelters?), which contain prehistoric paintings (rock art) in unspecified rock, reported PRICE (1988b: 34) from the hills where Madurai (Madura) district borders Pasu Muthuramalingam district east of Tiruvadavur (N09°58': E078°19' nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003), a town about 15 km (or so) along the road south of Melur (N10°03': E078°20') and some 30 km (or so) in a direct line east of Madurai (Madura, N09°56': E078°07').
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
---|---|---|---|
16.4 | SAMANAR CAVE, Nagamalai | ||
22.6 | KONGAR PULIYANGULAM PALLI | ||
24.9 | KUNNAKUDI CAVE, Ramanathapuram | ||
28.5 | SUBRAHMANYA, Tirupparankunram Malai (Cave of) | ||
29.3 | SAMANAR CAVE, Nagamalai, 2nd | ||
29.3 | MAHAVIRA CAVE, Samana Malai | ||
29.6 | TIRUNPARANKUNRAM CAVERN | ||
29.6 | TIRUNPARANKUNRAM ROCK-CUT CAVE | ||
30.0 | SAMANAR CAVE, Nagamalai 1 |