Shiva (Chounri)
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Description
A communicating pair of cave entrances is said to give access to a true tunnel cave, which is an estimated 8 m long, sacred (temple cave), and contains secondary calcite formations interpreted as sculptures representating the Hindu gods Shiva, Ganesh and Saraswati (Sarasvati). SITUATION: At an unknown location somewhere in about 2.5 km north of Phunri (55 km east of Kathmandu) and at a walking distance of 2.5 hours in an unidentified direction above a certain Chaunri Khola (note 1) (KNAB 1990: 8, no. -N12 Shailung Gupha- after a an unidentified trekking manager in Kathmandu).A communicating pair of cave entrances is said to give access to a true tunnel cave, which is an estimated 8 m long, sacred (temple cave), and contains secondary calcite formations interpreted as sculptures representating the Hindu gods Shiva, Ganesh and Saraswati (Sarasvati). SITUATION: At an unknown location somewhere in about 2.5 km north of Phunri (55 km east of Kathmandu) and at a walking distance of 2.5 hours in an unidentified direction above a certain Chaunri Khola (note 1) (KNAB 1990: 8, no. -N12 Shailung Gupha- after a an unidentified trekking manager in Kathmandu).
History
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
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0.0 | SHIVA, Sailung (Cave of) | ||
25.9 | GAURIMUNDI (Cave at) | ||
32.1 | GUPHA (aa -) | ||
43.2 | Sarmathang (Cave near) | ||
44.7 | BALYUL SER PHUG | ||
49.8 | NEA PEMA SALA CAVE, Panch Pokhari | ||
50.0 | PANCH POKHARI CAVE 2 | ||
50.0 | sTAG PHUG SENG GE rDZONG | ||
50.7 | PADMASAMBHAVA PHUG, Tharkeghyang |