GOKARABADDHA GAVI
15.420800,78.150000
Description
A comparatively »short cave« (without identified dimensions) characterise PRASAD & YADAGIRI /1986: 73) with an approximately »huge stalactite structure« (speleothem) near the cave entrance. ETYMOLOGY: »Gokara« may have something to do with cows (zoologically: Bovidae) and "baddha" (PRASAD & YADAGIRI 1986: 73) is suspected to be either a corruption of "badde" (Telugu) meaning a cliff or a gorge, or a corruption of "bodu" (Gondi) meaning »crest, ridge.« SITUATION: PRASAD & YADAGIRI (1986: 73) place »Gokarabaddha Gavi Cave« in an unspecified direction »500 m away« from –>Nemmicheli Gavi or »Nemmalchala Gavi Cave« (PRASAD & YADAGIRI 1986: 73) and »Nemmicheli Cave« (VENUGOPAL RAO & RAO 1992: 240), which is said to lie not only »about 7 km due south of Betamcherla town« (N15°26'50”: E078°08'55” Everest 1830) but also, in one way or an other, »nearer« (without identified spatial relation) to an unspecified »Nalla Bochala Mine« (unidentified, possibly an abandoned limestone quarry).
History
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1980-1981: PRASAD & YADAGIRI (1986: 73) noticed a comparatively »short cave« which they recorded as »Gokarabaddha Gavi Cave« and possibly is a cave (gavi) in a cliff (badde) called after some "gokara" (cows, cowherds?) and hence a Gokarabadde Gavi. 2010.01.03: Perrin (2010.02.02 Mss) found »no indication on the possible location of … Gokarabadde.«
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | NEMMICHELI GAVI | ||
| 0.1 | NEMMICHELI GAVI (Perrin 2010) | ||
| 0.3 | MUCHCHATLA CHINTAMANU GAVI | ||
| 0.5 | GURRUM PATINATADE | ||
| 1.2 | BOYA DARI | ||
| 1.2 | ERRABADDE GAVI , 1st | ||
| 1.2 | ERRABADDE GAVI, 2nd | ||
| 1.2 | ERRABADDE GAVI, 3rd | ||
| 1.8 | NAGIREDDYBADDE |