RISHIKESH (Eliade 1996: 347) (Caves at)

(Yamkeshwar - IN)
30.116700,78.316700
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Unspecified grottoes (read: small caves and rock shelters) below fallen boulders (note 1) are situated near the cave of Swami –>Ramtirtha on the left (south) bank of Ganges river below –>Brahmapuri near Rishikesh (N30°07': E78°19' WGS84). CAVE POTENTIAL: Other troglodyte hermitage caves of dubious nature in the vicinity of Rishikesh are the cave at –>Brahmapuri (Eliade 1996: 343), –>Ganesh Gufa (the cave of Rose Schmitt), the cave of Swami –>Ramtirtha, the caves at –>Rishikesh (Eliade 1996: 344-345), and the commercial –>Maharishi Dyanpith caves.Unspecified grottoes (read: small caves and rock shelters) below fallen boulders (note 1) are situated near the cave of Swami –>Ramtirtha on the left (south) bank of Ganges river below –>Brahmapuri near Rishikesh (N30°07': E78°19' WGS84). CAVE POTENTIAL: Other troglodyte hermitage caves of dubious nature in the vicinity of Rishikesh are the cave at –>Brahmapuri (Eliade 1996: 343), –>Ganesh Gufa (the cave of Rose Schmitt), the cave of Swami –>Ramtirtha, the caves at –>Rishikesh (Eliade 1996: 344-345), and the commercial –>Maharishi Dyanpith caves.

Documents

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1930 (±1), October: Mircea ELIADE (1996: 343; 1998: 347), accompaied by an unidentified guide (no name mentioned), visited and discussed Vachaspati's commentary on the Vedanta Sutra Bhasya of Shankaracharya (9th century) with the resident troglodyte 'Naga' baba (unidentified). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0MAHARISHI DYANPITH CAVES
0.0GANESH GUFA, Rishikesh
0.0RAMTIRTHA SWAMI (Cave of Swami)
0.0PANDAVA CAVE, Rishikesh
1.6BRAHMAPURI (Eliade 1996: 343) (Cave at)
7.4VASHISHT GUFA, Shivpuri
17.2HARDWAR (Eliade 1996: 317) (Cave at)
19.6BHIMA GHORA
21.0RISHIKA MUNI GUFA