SUNNAPURALA VANKA GAVI, 3rd
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Description
A free climb 2 m up on polished hand- and foot-holds gains access to a westfacing cave entrance which leads to another less than 5 m long cave which is just about spacious enough for not too tall people to enter only slightly stooping. SITUATION: About 2 m to 4 m above the level of the valley floor and a few metres north of the –>Sunnapurala Vanka Gavi. CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: In December 1996, an orderly row of four upturned clay pots (empty) were put up.
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Bibliography 06/01/2018History
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1996.12.16: H. D. Gebauer peeped in, guided by M. Narayana Reddy (retired Special Police Officer, Nandyal), Rama Moorthy and one Rangya from the village of H. Kottala (in full: Hanumantharaya Kottala), the Hanumantarayakottala indicated on the Survey of India sheet 57-i/03 (edition 1983).
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | SUNNAPURALA VANKA GAVI, 1st | ||
| 0.0 | SUNNAPURALA VANKA GAVI , 2nd | ||
| 1.3 | CHINTAMANU GAVI, Passimani vanka | ||
| 2.2 | MUCHCHATLA CHINTAMANU GAVI | ||
| 2.3 | MUCHCHATLESWARA GAVI | ||
| 2.5 | GOKARABADDHA GAVI | ||
| 2.5 | BOYA DARI | ||
| 2.6 | NEMMICHELI GAVI | ||
| 2.6 | NEMMICHELI GAVI (Perrin 2010) |