BHAGAVATI, Kudremukh: Gangamoola (Cave of)

(Kalasa taluk - IN)
13.133300,75.266700
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A sacred -cave- of dubious nature is dedicated to the goddess Bhagavati (note 1) and contains an image of Varaha (Vishnu as a boar), which is either 1.8 m large or put up 1.8 m from the cave entrance. SITUATION: At a travelling distance of 1.8 miles (2.9 km) without orientation from the hill Gangamoola (note 2) on Kudremukh (note 3), the hill station on top of the Western Ghats and on the border of the districts of Chikmagalur and/or Dakshin Kannad (note 4). CAVE DESCRIPTIONS: HILL STATION HOLIDAYS (2001) recommends Kudremukh for it's caves and ruins of ancient civilisation beg to be explored. reckonindia.com/tourism/hill_stations_of_india.asp (accessed 2006.06.29) lists Gangamoola: In Samse Taluk of Chikmaglur district, the Gangamoola Hill is surrounded by thick forests … A shrine of Goddess Bhagavathi and a Varaha image measuring 1.8 m within a cave, are the chief attractions. This cave is inaccessible during the monsoons.A sacred -cave- of dubious nature is dedicated to the goddess Bhagavati (note 1) and contains an image of Varaha (Vishnu as a boar), which is either 1.8 m large or put up 1.8 m from the cave entrance. SITUATION: At a travelling distance of 1.8 miles (2.9 km) without orientation from the hill Gangamoola (note 2) on Kudremukh (note 3), the hill station on top of the Western Ghats and on the border of the districts of Chikmagalur and/or Dakshin Kannad (note 4). CAVE DESCRIPTIONS: HILL STATION HOLIDAYS (2001) recommends Kudremukh for it's caves and ruins of ancient civilisation beg to be explored. reckonindia.com/tourism/hill_stations_of_india.asp (accessed 2006.06.29) lists Gangamoola: In Samse Taluk of Chikmaglur district, the Gangamoola Hill is surrounded by thick forests … A shrine of Goddess Bhagavathi and a Varaha image measuring 1.8 m within a cave, are the chief attractions. This cave is inaccessible during the monsoons.

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Hill Station Holidays 2001.

History

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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