TOMBA WODAR
Poo district (Kinnaur district - IN)
31.695800,78.548600
31.695800,78.548600
Description
»The cave in which the Murang people had the last year sheltered themselves, had disappeared, and instead of it we beheld the fragments of fallen peaks, the ruinous proofs of the vast power of the avalanche« (HERBERT 1825: 366). SITUATION: HERBERT (1825 map) indicates »Tomba Wodar« (Tomba Cave) in the Tomba nadi = glen, a tributary from the east (left) to the »Setlej or Satúdrá« (Sutlej river).
History
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1819 October: Captain J D Herbert, 8th regt. N.I., missed the recently destroyed cave.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | Hopeha Wodar | ||
| 11.6 | KANAN COUNTRY CAVES | ||
| 22.0 | TIDUNG (Caves on the) | ||
| 23.2 | YULLANG CAVE | ||
| 35.7 | NURU CAVES | ||
| 45.8 | PHO GOMPA, Tabo | ||
| 59.7 | SARANG ROCK SHELTERS | ||
| 87.2 | Bharku Caves | ||
| 87.3 | TSAPARANG (Troglodyte settlement of) |