DEVAGIRI, Kalyasinghpur (Cave on the)
19.500000,83.316700
Description
NOTE 1: »Kalyanasinghpur« (EICHER 2007 India Road Atlas: map 87 H5) is not listed in EICHER (India Road Atlas 2007: index) but positioned as »Kalyansingapuram« N19°30': E83°19' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) and shown under the same title »Kalyansingapuram« on AMS sheet NE44-04 Bhawanipatna (U502 series, 1959 edition). NOTE 2: Bijepur N19°38': E83°18' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on the Vizianagaram - Raipur railway line.
A sacred but otherwise unspecified (natural or man-made) »cave looking like two jaws« advertises the tourist information leaflet KORAPUT (1989: 7) from a Devagiri (god's hill) that »rises to a height of 120.2 metres [335 feet]. Unlike other hills it is not narrower upwards. The top of the hill is a flat platform of rectangular plain which can be approached only from the northern side. The steps are rough and one can climb by crawling. […] At the top, there are perennial pools of water called Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, Bhargavi and Indradyumna. There is a cave looking like two jaws. The Shiva lingam is enshrined at the meeting point of the jaws.« IDENTITY: Compare –>Niamraja's Cave. SITUATION: The »Devagiri (Natural Steps)« (India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth 2006: 87 H5) at an elevation of »2116« (AMS sheet NE44-04 Bhawanipatna, U502 series, 1959 edition) or 645 m asl lies at a linear distance of about 8 or 10 km due north of »Kalyanasinghpur« or »Kalyansingapuram« (note 1) and on the way north via the village of Bijepur (note 2) to the small town of Bhawanipatna (N19°54': E83°10'). APPROACH: Kalyansingapuram is reached by travelling altogether »27 miles« (43.5 km) north from »Rayagarha« (India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth 2006: 96 D1) or »Rayagada« (N19°10': E83°25' nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) to Komatlapeta (N19°15': E83°25'), where one has to turn left (east) to proceed upstream along the Nagavali river and via the village of Sikarapai / Sikarapei (N19°25': E83°20') to Kalyansingapuram.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126.1 | MOHURI KALUA CAVE | ||
| 146.2 | CHANDRAPIDA (Cave of) | ||
| 149.2 | SHAILODBHAVA (Cave of) | ||
| 205.2 | PANDURANGA SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE | ||
| 243.7 | VIKRAMKHOL SHELTER | ||
| 252.9 | PANDAVA CAVE, Khordha | ||
| 270.0 | DEOGARH FALLS (Caves at) | ||
| 271.6 | GANESH GUMPHA, Khandgiri - Udayagiri | ||
| 271.6 | HATHIGUMPHA, Khandgiri - Udayagiri (Chota) |