HATIGAURA

Byas (तनहुँ - NP)
28.090800,84.224200
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to an unspecified cave. ETYMOLOGY: The local people named it Hattigaura as the outer look of the cave is like an elephant trunk (thehimalayantimes.com 2011.06.26 accessed 2011.07.15). SITUATION: Somewhere in the vicinity of the village of Shishaghat or Sisa Ghat (note 1) in the Shyamgha VDC-3, Tanahun district. CAVE DESCRIPTION: Inside the cave, the local people discovered many rocks in the form of man and other animals, said Shiva Prasad Dhungana, a teacher at Mahendra Jyoti higher Secondary School. CULTURAL HISTORY - intended show cave: Shiva Prasad Dhungana, a teacher at Mahendra Jyoti higher Secondary School … added that the site has maximum possibilities for the tourism development when conserved and promoted.

Documents

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2011.06.26: Shiva Prasad Dhungana, a teacher at Mahendra Jyoti higher Secondary School, promoted the Hattigaura Gufa near Shishaghat (Sisa Ghat) as yet another New Cave found at Tanahun (thehimalayantimes.com 2011.06.26 accessed 2011.07.15). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
5.7KOTRE BAZAR (Cave near)
9.8BARASINGHA GUFA
10.4PARASAR CAVE, Damauli
10.4Millenium Cave
11.1MULPANI STALACTITE CAVE
11.4UDER DHUNGA
14.0VYASA GUFA, Damauli
14.4KOTRE SINK, Kotre Bazar
14.8CHAMERE GUFA, Mulpani