HATKOTI (Cave at)
31.125000,77.750000
Description
An unspecified, apparently sacred »cave containing a mysterious inscription on its walls« (note 1), which has something to do with »certain archaeological remains« of unspecified nature, reports SUD (1981: 55) in connection with a »very old Durga temple [Hateshwary mandir?] with a mysterious inscription on the bronze image« (note 2). ETYMOLOGY: Hatkoti means elephant house. SITUATION: Somewhere at that village of »Hathkoti« (SUD 1981: 55) or Hat Kot (note 3), which lies at travelling distances of 14 km east of Jubbal / Deorha (note 4) and 106 km east of Shimla (Simla 31°06'N: 77°07'E), 13 km along the road south of Rohru (N31°13': E77°45') and 30 km north of Tiuni (N30°57': E77°51').
NOTE 1: This »mysterious inscription« (SUD 1981: 55) is possibly a case of "script karren" (compare: Akhra Patakhra). NOTE 2: I owe this reference and quotation to Liz Price, Kuala Lumpur (personal correspondence 1983). NOTE 3: »Hatkoti« (SUD 1981: 55) corresponds to the Hat Kot (India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth 2006: 6 B4) on the Pabar River, which is neither listed on nima.mil/geonames (accessed 16.11.2003) nor shown near N31°07'30”: E77°45' on AMS sheet NH43-04 Simla (U502 series, 1959 edition). This village of Hat Kot N31°07'30”: E77°45' is not to be confused with the other Hat Kot N31°05': E76°58' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003), which is shown in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 5 H4) and on AMS sheets NH43-04 Simla (U502 series, 1959 edition) about 40 km due west of Shimla (Simla 31°06'N: 77°07'E). NOTE 4: Deorha, Jubbal and Jubbl N31°07': E77°40' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) is shown as Deorha on AMS sheet NH43-04 Simla (U502 series, 1959 edition) and as »Jubbal (Deorha)« in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 6 B4) about 53 km in a direct line due east of Shimla (Simla, 31°06'N: 77°07'E). »Jubbal (Jubal).- One of the Simla Hill States, Punjab … The chief products are grain, tobacco and opium« (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 14: 204-205).
Documents
Bibliography 28/03/2016- Sud, O C 1981.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | RAEENGURH CAVE | ||
| 21.7 | TIUNI GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE | ||
| 26.2 | KANDA SINK & RESURGENCE | ||
| 26.6 | SILI GAD SINK & SPRING | ||
| 30.2 | THADIAR (Cave at) | ||
| 32.6 | NARKANDA (Sunder Singh 1916) (Cave near) | ||
| 33.1 | KOTGARH (Gäbler 1931 after Stokes 1906) (Cave near) | ||
| 34.6 | RUPIN WODAR 2 | ||
| 45.9 | RUPIN WODAR |