LATESHWAR CAVE, Jakh

(Pithoragarh Tehsil - IN)
29.549000,80.155200
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

What appears to represent (an abandoned?) natural sacred cave consists of a single, linear cave passage, which, at a vertical range of less than 10 m, is an estimated 15 m long (Breitenbach 2005.12.01 Mss) SITUATION: At an unspecified location somewhere on an unidentified hill (no name mentioned), which is covered with open pine tree forest and grass, and lies about a kilometre south of the village of Jakh (note 1): Natural (?) fault cave. With a small shrine (cult spot).What appears to represent (an abandoned?) natural sacred cave consists of a single, linear cave passage, which, at a vertical range of less than 10 m, is an estimated 15 m long (Breitenbach 2005.12.01 Mss) SITUATION: At an unspecified location somewhere on an unidentified hill (no name mentioned), which is covered with open pine tree forest and grass, and lies about a kilometre south of the village of Jakh (note 1): Natural (?) fault cave. With a small shrine (cult spot).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2005.11.03: Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach (2005.12.01 Mss), Prof. Bahadur Kotlia and Gyatri Kathayat, guided by unidentified local guides (no names recorded, visited, explored and commenced estimating. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0BHATI (Cave near)
1.3DHAMKOITAYA CAVE
2.0GUPTESHWAR, Jakh
4.4SAHIL CAVE, Bhama - Pabhain
5.8DHARAMJALI CAVE
7.1PITHORAGARH: CHANDAK 1
7.1RAI GUPHA
7.1PITHORAGARH: CHANDAK 2
7.1PITHORAGARH: CHANDAK 3