JANAKI KUND (Ghat at)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A deep natural well known by the name of Janaki Kund occurs near Chitrakut (CRAVEN, S A 1969: 28 after personal ccorrespondence with Mr. Ravi Prakash, the U.P. Director of Geology and Mining). SITUATION: In the streambed of the Paisuni west of –>Chitrakoot town (note 1). DEEP WELL DESCRIPTION: A relatively shallow non-swimmer's pool in the streambed of the Paisuni (also: -Mandakini- but, more likely, a pseudo- Mandakini) serves as a popular -ghat- in the sense of a bathing place (note 2) where even three feet tall people are safe from drowning.A deep natural well known by the name of Janaki Kund occurs near Chitrakut (CRAVEN, S A 1969: 28 after personal ccorrespondence with Mr. Ravi Prakash, the U.P. Director of Geology and Mining). SITUATION: In the streambed of the Paisuni west of –>Chitrakoot town (note 1). DEEP WELL DESCRIPTION: A relatively shallow non-swimmer's pool in the streambed of the Paisuni (also: -Mandakini- but, more likely, a pseudo- Mandakini) serves as a popular -ghat- in the sense of a bathing place (note 2) where even three feet tall people are safe from drowning.