VARAHA GUNDAM POTHOLE

(Allagadda - IN)
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 03/07/2016

One of the two »Pedda Ahobilam potholes« (DUTT 1955: 121) or »pools near Pedda Ahobilam« (DUTT 1981: 15) is one of whirlpools (note 1) which »have been created by the youthful streams either below where they fall or where tributary nalas [water courses] join them« (DUTT 1955: 121). SITUATION: DUTT (1955: 121, 1981: 15) locates the »Birava Gundam and the Varaha Gundam two furlongs [402.3 m] east and half a furlong [100.6 m] west respectively of Ahobilam« (note 2).

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 03/07/2016

NOTE 1: DUTT (1955, 1981) mentions »potholes« (whirlpools) called –>Bhirava Gundam, –>Chenchula Gundalu, –>Dhodiyam, –>Kannikala Gundalu, –>Pachagundalu, –>Pedda Ahobilam Potholes, and –>Varaha Gundam. NOTE 2: »Ahobilam« (DUTT 1955: 121) and »Pedda Ahobilam« (DUTT 1981: 15) is indicated as »Pedda Ahobilam« indicated near (±150 m) N15°07'26”: E078°44'11”: circa (±20 m) 490 m asl (Everest 1830) on the Survey of India sheet 57-I/12 (edition 1981).

Documents

Bibliography 03/07/2016
  • Dutt, N V B S 1955, 1981.

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.1BHAIRAVA GUHA, Pedda Ahobilam
0.3PEDDA AHOBILAM CAVES
1.9BHIRAVA GUNDAM POTHOLE
3.6KANNIKALA GUNDALU POTHOLES
4.7CHENCHULA GUNDALU POTHOLES
6.2CHINNA AHOBILAM
13.9BILLAM GUHA, Angampally
19.7Pachagundalu Potholes
41.9SARYA NARASIMHA SWAMY GUHA