MAUNAPPANAGAVI

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

There are two small hillocks on the outskirts of the village [Sirsangi], one having a cave locally called Maunappanagavi and the hillock is called Kallupuragudda. Inside the cave is a hill which can accommodate about 200 people and after this is a six meters long passage leading to a small pit having water (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirsangi_Kalika_Templeaccess… 2011.10.26). SITUATION: Somewhere on the hillock is called Kallupuragudda (note 1), which rises not only above the southern (orographically right) bank of the Malprabha River and on the southern slopes of the sandstone hills, which separat the Parasgad taluka in the southernmost corner of the Belgaum district into nearly two equal parts (note 2), but also on the outskirts of the village of Sirsangi (note 3), which is said to lie at a travelling distance of 20 km / 12 miles (whoyis.com 2011.10.26) and 24 km (youtube.com/user/siddeshone) approximately north-west from Saundatti (note 4), which is also known as Sevandatti (note 5) an as Sagadatti (note 6). CAVE DESCRIPTION: The cave … can accommodate about 200 people and … a six meters long passage leading to a small pit having water (note 7). CAVE POTENTIAL: Apparently not far from Maunappanagavi near Sirsangi lies the –>Siddeshwaragavi (note 8) and, about 10 km in a direct line further south-west, –>Varahi Siddheswaragavi, Yekkeri.