LASPAGADI (Cave at)
30.291700,80.191700
Description
An unspecified "cave" (rock shelter?) reports PRANAVANANDA (1949: 150) from somewhere near Laspagadi. SITUATION: At a walking distance of 9.3 km from the –>Bag Udyar and 6.8 km on foot south of the Martoli (N30°21': E080°12'30”) in the Goriganga valley, 153 km from Almora (N29°37': E079°40': 1650 m asl) and 56.8 km from Rathi / Mansiyari (note 1) or 19.7 km from Milam (N30°26': E080°09'), the last Indian village on the route from Almora via Unta Dhura pass (N30°35': E080°11': 5475 m asl) to Mt. Kailash in Tibet. A village of Laspa is shown north of the peak Laspa (14,798 feet, 4510 m) and in a tributary valley (the Laspa Gad?) from the west to the Goriganga.
NOTE 1: »Munsyari« (LONELY PLANET, North India 2001: 524 is »spectacularly located« and »accessible by bus from Almora or Pithoragarh« at 2135 m asl (kmvn.org/images/kumaon-map-big.gif accessed 2005.10.06) or at 2290 m asl (LONELY PLANET, India 2005: 438) corresponds to »Rathi / Mansiyari« (PRANAVANANDA 1949: 150), »Munsiari« (TILMANN 1937: 223), and »Munsyandi (ou Munsiyari)« (DUCLUZAUX 1993d: 44). The village of »Munsyari« (India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth 2006: 12 D2) is indicated as »Ranthi« near N30°02': E080°08' on AMS sheet NH44-06 Nanda Devi (U502 series, 1958 edition) in the Gori Ganga (Goriganga River) and lies about 20 km along the road from Tejam (Tajam N29°57': E080°11') north-east via Girgaon and at travelling distances of 155 km from Pithoragarh (N29°35': E080°13': 1815 m), 200 km from Almora (N29°37': E079°40'), 262 km from Nainital / Naini Tal (N29°23': E079°27': 1940 m asl), and 280 km from Kathgodam (N29°16': E079°32').
Documents
Bibliography 07/04/2016- Pranavananda, Swami [alias: Somayajulu, Kanakadandi Venkata] 1949, 1983.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | RALAM GLACIER CAVE | ||
| 10.8 | BURFU GLACIER CAVE | ||
| 11.4 | NARSAN PATTI ROCKSHELTER | ||
| 19.6 | MILAM GLACIER CAVE | ||
| 19.7 | NAMIK CAVES | ||
| 19.7 | Chaunf Udhyar | ||
| 19.7 | HEERAMANI UDHYAR | ||
| 19.8 | NANDA DEVI GUPHA, Pindar Valley | ||
| 23.1 | SANSAR DHARA, Mugara / Mugra |