RANGIR ROCK SHELTERS

(Sagar Tahsil - IN)
23.625000,78.900000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Two painted rock shelters (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1979-80 / 1983: 49). SITUATION: On the left bank of the river Dehar, 36 km south-east of Sagar [23°50'N: 78°45'E] (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1979-80 / 1983: 49). CULTURAL HISTORY -- rock art: The paintings show scvenes of horse riders, elephant riders and soldiers fighting with swords and shields in white and red (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1979-80 / 1983: 49). CAVE POTENTIAL: To the east and south-east of Saugor the infratrappean or Lameta limestone is largely developed. Calcareous inter-trappean bands with fossilized shells and plants also occur largely near Saugor (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 22: 137).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1979-80 / 1983.

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1979 - 1980: Shri Vijay Singh, research scholar in the Department of Archaeology, University of Poona, … discovered the following rock-shelters … ArmoriBedwaraChitauliKartaRamgarhaRangir … (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1979-80 / 1983: 49). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0RANGIR CAVE TEMPLE
5.7RAMGARHA ROCK SHELTERS, Sagar
8.2KARTA ROCK SHELTER
22.0Abchand Shelters
22.9BEDWARA ROCK SHELTERS
31.3SAGAR SHELTERS
33.2AMORI ROCK SHELTERS, Sagar
42.8CHITAULI ROCK SHELTER
89.4FATEHPUR SHELTERS