KANAVEHALLI CAVERNOUS RECESSES
15.050000,76.508300
Description
Already FOOTE, R B (1895: 126) had drawn the attention of ladies and gentlemen with a taste for absent rocks represented by hollows in the shape of space to the existence of relatively »large cavernous recesses« of unidentifed nature, unspecified character, and unstated dimensions located in »the overhanging scarp of the great hæmatite [hematite] quartzites (of the Raman Drug series) to the south-east of Kannévihalli.« CRAVEN, S A (1969: 25) confirms that »Foote (1895) … reported some 'large cavernous recesses' in the overhanghing scarp, SE. of Kannevihalli«ETYMOLOGY: No distinctive name has been identified for the »cavernous recesses« after the village of »Kanavehalli« (note 1) which derives its name from the Tamil words "kanava" (KING, W & FOOTE, R B 1865: 4 = 226) or "kanavai" (USMAN, K 1986) for »a pass« in the sense of a passage through or route over mountains (note 2) and "halli" (halla, halle, hully) signifying a stream of water (a small, narrow river). SITUATION: Kanavehalli near (±500 m) N15°02'32”: E076°30'00” (Everest 1830, Survey of India 57-A/12 edition 1978) lies at a travelling distance of 38 km along the South Central Railway (note 3) south-east from Hospet (N15°16': E76°24') and about 6 km in a direct line south-west of Sandur (note 4) on the south-west facing flank of the Ramangarh, the south-western ridge of the Sandur Hills (India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth 2006: 107 F2) and at head (upstream end) of the »Obla Gundi or Cunnaway hully« (NEWBOLD, T J 1838: 128), Oblagoondi, Obalagandi, or »Ubbalagandi (gorge)« (note 5) that drains the Nari Halla (Survey of India sheet 57-A/12 edition 1978) north-east across the Sandur valley to the »Bhimagandi (gorge)« (Survey of India sheet 57-A/12 edition 1978).
NOTE 1: Kanavehalli indicated as on 1960 AMS sheet ND43-03 Hubli (U502 series) 1961 AMS sheet ND43-04 Bellary (U502 series) 1976 Survey of India toposheet 57-A/08 (edition 1976) 1978 Survey of India toposheet 57-A/12 (edition 1987) 2006 India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth (2006: 107 F3) and also found spelled Cunnavyhully FOOTE, R B (1885: 85) Cunnaway hully NEWBOLD, T J (1828: 128)Kannavihalli FOOTE, R B (1885: 85) Kannévihalli FOOTE, R B (1885: 126) Kannevihalli CRAVEN, S A (1969: 25) Yeshvantanagara India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth (2006: 107 F3) Yeshwantanagar Survey of India toposheet 57-A/12 (edition 1978) Yeshwantanagara Survey of India toposheet 57-A/08 (edition 1976). NOTE 2: As in the »… plateau is connected with the lower country by means of the Mooroorputty Kanava (or pass), through which the Railway descends towards Salem« (KING, W & FOOTE, R B 1865: 4 = 226). NOTE 3: Yeshvantanagar R S near (±200 m) N15°02'15”: E076°30'13” (Everest 1830, Survey of India 57-A/12 edition 1978). NOTE 4: Sandur N15°05': E76°33' (Everest 1830, Survey of India sheet 57-A/12, edition 1978) lies 28 km along the road south-east of Hospet (N15°16': E76°24') and about 50 km in a direct line west of Bellary (N15°09': E76°56'). NOTE 5: Ubalagandi (Gorge) (Survey of India toposheet 57-A/08 edition 1976) near (±200 m) N15°03'28”: E076°31'18” (Everest 1830) has been referred to as Obla Gundi NEWBOLD, T J (1828: 128) Oblagoondi SMITH, G (1882: 381) Ubbalagundi FOOTE, R B (1895: 122).