SHIVA, Tirumayam (Cave of)

(Thirumayam taluk - IN)
10.233300,78.750000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A man-made rock-cut Siva temple (note 1) at Tirumayam is counted as SI no. 172. Sort of nearby is the man-made -cave- of –>Vishnu, Tirumayam. SITUATION: At the Satyagirisvara Temple (Satyagirisvara Koil / Kovil, Satyagirisvarakovil, Satyagirisvarakoil) in the locality Tirumayam (also: Tirmium, near N10°14': E78°45' nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on AMS sheet NC44-05 Tiruchirappally (U502 series, 1959 edition) and in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 119 H1) at a travelling distance of 21 km along the road from Pudukkottai (N10°23': E078°49') approximately south-west.A man-made rock-cut Siva temple (note 1) at Tirumayam is counted as SI no. 172. Sort of nearby is the man-made -cave- of –>Vishnu, Tirumayam. SITUATION: At the Satyagirisvara Temple (Satyagirisvara Koil / Kovil, Satyagirisvarakovil, Satyagirisvarakoil) in the locality Tirumayam (also: Tirmium, near N10°14': E78°45' nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on AMS sheet NC44-05 Tiruchirappally (U502 series, 1959 edition) and in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 119 H1) at a travelling distance of 21 km along the road from Pudukkottai (N10°23': E078°49') approximately south-west.

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Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0VISHNU, Tirumayam (Cave of)
18.2KOKARANESHWAR CAVE TEMPLE
18.2SHIVA, Devarmalai (Cave of)
18.9KUNNAKKUDI CAVES, Karaikudi
25.9Kunnakudi Cave, Pasu Muthuramalingam
26.5KUDUMIYANMALAI CAVERN
26.5MELAKKOIL ROCK TEMPLE
26.5KUNNANDARKOIL CAVE TEMPLE
27.4ANDARMATAM NATURAL CAVERN