KALYANPUR - BILADI SHELTER
25.000000,80.250000
Description
A rock shelter (or cave) contains red coloured paintings of humped bulls (filled with vertical palm-leaf pattern), humpless bulls, monkey, sambhar [Cervus unicolor], deer in addition to geometrical pattern and hand palm prints (GUPTA, N P 1984: 205). Compare –>Kalyanpur Shelter (Silberrard, C 1907: 568). SITUATION: At Biladi near Kalyanpur (note 1) on the road from Dharampur (note 2) south-west to Ajaigarh (note 3) and about 200 metres above the ground level.
NOTE 1: Neither this Kalyanpur nor Biladi is shown on AMS sheet NG44-14 Panna (1959 edition) or listed on nima.mil/geonames (accessed 16.11.2003) and in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006 index). NOTE 2: »Dharampur« (GUPTA, N P 1984) appears to be Dharampura 24°59'N: 80°26'E shown on the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 55 H1) about 20 km or 25 km north-east of Ajaigarh and 50 km (or so) north-east of Panna. NOTE 3: Ajaigarh (also: Ajaygar) near 24°54'N: 80°18'E (Everest 1830, IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 5: 132) or 24°54'N: 80°16'E (WGS84 nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 55 H1). »Naushahr at N. base of the granite and sandstone rock on which is the famous Ajaigarh Fort (1344 ft.) (" unconquerable fort " or " Aja's fort "), fronted by Bihouta hill, which commands it. Ajaigarh Fort is 16 m. from Kalinjar, and, like that, is as old as the 9th century. The plateau is covered with exquisitely carved remains of Jain temples, some of them obscene and now inhabited by snakes and baboons.« (SMITH, G 1882: 318-319):
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.5 | FAKIR's CAVE, Kalinjar | ||
| 23.5 | HANUMAN GATE CAVE, Kalinjar | ||
| 23.5 | MRIG DHARA | ||
| 23.5 | NILKANTHA CAVE | ||
| 23.5 | PANI KE AMAN | ||
| 23.5 | PATALA GANGA, Kalinjar | ||
| 24.0 | SITAKUND, Kalinjar | ||
| 24.0 | SITA SEJ GUFA | ||
| 27.2 | LAL PUTARIA: ITWA SHELTERS |