PATALE GANGA, Shivaganga

(Nelamangala taluk - IN)
13.150000,77.233300
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A natural spring called Pathalaganga (LONELY PLANET, South India 2001: 332). Compare the caves on the hill –>Siddharabetta, which lies on the road from Dobbaspete / Dobbspet north towards Madhugiri / Maddugiri.ETYMOLOGY: Patale Ganga translates as underground water course (river, stream, runnel). SITUATION: On the hill –>Shivaganga (note 1) above the village of the same name (note 2), which lies 8 km south from Dobbaspet (note 3), which itself lies at travelling distances of 49 km along the National Highway NH4 north-west from Bangalore (N12°59': E77°35') and 23 km south-east from Tumkur (N13°20'32”: E77°06'06” WGS84).A natural spring called Pathalaganga (LONELY PLANET, South India 2001: 332). Compare the caves on the hill –>Siddharabetta, which lies on the road from Dobbaspete / Dobbspet north towards Madhugiri / Maddugiri.ETYMOLOGY: Patale Ganga translates as underground water course (river, stream, runnel). SITUATION: On the hill –>Shivaganga (note 1) above the village of the same name (note 2), which lies 8 km south from Dobbaspet (note 3), which itself lies at travelling distances of 49 km along the National Highway NH4 north-west from Bangalore (N12°59': E77°35') and 23 km south-east from Tumkur (N13°20'32”: E77°06'06” WGS84).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Lonely Planet, South India 2001.

History

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0SHIVAGANGA HILL (Caves on the)
11.3CHENNARAYADURGA (Caves on the)
17.8Malikarjuna Cave-Tempe
17.8VIRABADHRA CAVE-TEMPLE
24.7SAVANADURGA BAT CAVE
33.4JALA (Cave at)
33.4RAMAGIRI CAVITIES
33.4ACHALU BETTA CAVE
39.6SIDDHARABETTA (Caves on the)