RONGSOBOK RONGKOL

(Rongara - IN)
25.250000,90.916700
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A beautiful cave (with stalactite speleothems?) is said to contain shining pieces of rock that resemble banana flowers (DIRECTOR …circa 2003 s.a.) or shining pieces of rock in the shape of banana flowers (GUPTA & SHARMA circa 2004 s.a.). SITUATION 2003: Rongsobok Rongkol lies in the Garo Hills and further east [note 1] to the northern side of Balpakram [note 2] in the Khasi Hills border (DIRECTOR … circa 2003 s.a.) and hence somewhere on the right (generally west to south-west) bank of the Maheshkhola. SITUATION 2004: Rongsobok Rougkol (sic!) is in the Balphakram (Balpakram) area and to the north east on Khasi hills border (GUPTA & SHARMA (circa 2004 s.a.). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2003: A beautiful cave that contains shining pieces of rock that resemble banana flowers (DIRECTOR … circa 2003 s.a.).CAVE DESCRIPTION 2004: Rongsobok Rougkol [sic!] or Beautiful cave … is a beautiful cave … wherein shining pieces of rock in the shape of banana flowers are found. The Hindus believe that it was the ouse of a Shiva Thakur (note 3] (GUPTA & SHARMA circa 2004 s.a.).A beautiful cave (with stalactite speleothems?) is said to contain shining pieces of rock that resemble banana flowers (DIRECTOR …circa 2003 s.a.) or shining pieces of rock in the shape of banana flowers (GUPTA & SHARMA circa 2004 s.a.). SITUATION 2003: Rongsobok Rongkol lies in the Garo Hills and further east [note 1] to the northern side of Balpakram [note 2] in the Khasi Hills border (DIRECTOR … circa 2003 s.a.) and hence somewhere on the right (generally west to south-west) bank of the Maheshkhola. SITUATION 2004: Rongsobok Rougkol (sic!) is in the Balphakram (Balpakram) area and to the north east on Khasi hills border (GUPTA & SHARMA (circa 2004 s.a.). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2003: A beautiful cave that contains shining pieces of rock that resemble banana flowers (DIRECTOR … circa 2003 s.a.).CAVE DESCRIPTION 2004: Rongsobok Rougkol [sic!] or Beautiful cave … is a beautiful cave … wherein shining pieces of rock in the shape of banana flowers are found. The Hindus believe that it was the ouse of a Shiva Thakur (note 3] (GUPTA & SHARMA circa 2004 s.a.).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Director of Tourism, Government of Meghalaya s.a., circa 2003.

History

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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