HIRANYKESHI (Cave at)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Ashay Sahasrabuddhe (note 1) mentions a certain Bal Bendkhale, caver and author of 'Bhooyar' -- Marathi book on caves of Maharashtra (Sahasrabuddhe, A 2013 video clip, ca. 22:35 - 22:40) and states Maharashtra has only two places suitable for caving. The first is Hiranykeshi and the second, Ratnadurga Fort's this cave (Sahasrabuddhe, A 2013 video clip, ca. 21:00 - 21:15), namely Cave of –>Ratnadurga (Sahasrabuddhe 2013). ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for this -bhooyar- (Marathi) or -cave- (or so) called after the place name Hiranykeshi (Sahasrabuddhe, A 2013 video clip, ca. 21:00 - 21:15) or Hiranyakeshi (note 2), the river which rises somewhere near (±25 km) 16°N: 74°E in the Western Ghats (Sahayadri Range) in Kolhapur District (Mahaharshtra) and flows generally eastwards across the Belgaum District (Karnataka) to join near 16°12'N: 74°40'E the orographically left bank of the Ghatprabha.Ashay Sahasrabuddhe (note 1) mentions a certain Bal Bendkhale, caver and author of 'Bhooyar' -- Marathi book on caves of Maharashtra (Sahasrabuddhe, A 2013 video clip, ca. 22:35 - 22:40) and states Maharashtra has only two places suitable for caving. The first is Hiranykeshi and the second, Ratnadurga Fort's this cave (Sahasrabuddhe, A 2013 video clip, ca. 21:00 - 21:15), namely Cave of –>Ratnadurga (Sahasrabuddhe 2013). ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for this -bhooyar- (Marathi) or -cave- (or so) called after the place name Hiranykeshi (Sahasrabuddhe, A 2013 video clip, ca. 21:00 - 21:15) or Hiranyakeshi (note 2), the river which rises somewhere near (±25 km) 16°N: 74°E in the Western Ghats (Sahayadri Range) in Kolhapur District (Mahaharshtra) and flows generally eastwards across the Belgaum District (Karnataka) to join near 16°12'N: 74°40'E the orographically left bank of the Ghatprabha.