SHITALPUR CAVE

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Like –>Malmalpur Cave, the Shitalpur Cave is said to represent an extra ordinary but otherwise unspecified (natural or man-made?) sort of a cave (note 1) and picnic spot (note 2). SITUATION: Apparently close to –>Malmalpur Cave and at a distance of 3 km (gumla.nic.in/palkot_blk.html) in an unspecified direction from the small town of Palkot (N22°53': E084°39'), which itself lies at a travelling distance of about 25 km along the National Highway NH23 approximately SSE from Gumla (N23°03': E084°33')IDENTITY: Internet websites report from Palkot (N22°53': E084°39') not only the Shitalpur Cave but also a –>Malmalpur Cave in addition to a cave called –>Chordtalla (sacred to Bajrang Bali / Bajrangbali) which all may represent one and the same item. coilnet.bitmesra.net (accessed 2007.11.24), however, seems to distinguish three distinct caves (note 3). CAVE DESCRIPTION: Shitalpur Cave … takes after the characteristics of Malmalpur Cave (india9.com accessed 2007.11.24). CULTURAL HSTORY: Either in Shitalpur Cave or in Malmalpur Cave There is a statue of Goddess Durga (coilnet.bitmesra.net accessed 2007.11.24). CAVE CLIMATE: The caves of Shitalpur and Malmalpur … are famous for cool air. The temperature in these caves are too cool that one has to take quilt and blanket in the summer season (coilnet.bitmesra.net accessed 2007.11.24). It has said that in this cave chilled air follow during summer (gumla.nic.in/palkot_blk.html accessed 2007.11.24).One cannot enter without a blanket even [sic! for: especially] in hot summer month (Jeth) [note 4] (gumla.nic.in/PALKOT_MAIN.html accessed 2007.11.24). A unique feature of this cave is that even in hot summers, it is so chilled that one cannot enter it without a blanket (india9.com accessed 2007.11.24).STORY: Either in Shitalpur Cave or in Malmalpur Cave There is a statue of Goddess Durga (coilnet.bitmesra.net accessed 2007.11.24). CAVE CLIMATE: The caves of Shitalpur and Malmalpur … are famous for cool air. The temperature in these caves are too cool that one has to take quilt and blanket in the summer season (coilnet.bitmesra.net accessed 2007.11.24). It has said that in this cave chilled air follow during summer (gumla.nic.in/palkot_blk.html accessed 2007.11.24).One cannot enter without a blanket even [sic! for: especially] in hot summer month (Jeth) [note 4] (gumla.nic.in/PALKOT_MAIN.html accessed 2007.11.24). A unique feature of this cave is that even in hot summers, it is so chilled that one cannot enter it without a blanket (india9.com accessed 2007.11.24).