KOR PURAM (Grotte de)

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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

One of two recently discovered caves in the valley of Kor Puram (note 1) or –>Bardom Pir (Bardom Tir). CAVE DESCRIPTION: According to Bruno Ducluzaux (1993 Mss), who hasn't been anywhere close these caves but only was told about them (without acknowledging his source of inspiration), one of the two caves is believed to have two cave entrances and is 50 m long while the other is reputed to drop 50 m down to intersect a horizontal gallery. ETYMOLOGY: The term -kor- means not only something along the lines of farm, farmstead, hamlet but also temple.One of two recently discovered caves in the valley of Kor Puram (note 1) or –>Bardom Pir (Bardom Tir). CAVE DESCRIPTION: According to Bruno Ducluzaux (1993 Mss), who hasn't been anywhere close these caves but only was told about them (without acknowledging his source of inspiration), one of the two caves is believed to have two cave entrances and is 50 m long while the other is reputed to drop 50 m down to intersect a horizontal gallery. ETYMOLOGY: The term -kor- means not only something along the lines of farm, farmstead, hamlet but also temple.

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History

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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