Saint Mary's Grotto
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Description
A man-made Christian grotto, shaped like an apse (letter U-shaped in ground plan and with a semicircular domed roof) and about 1 m wide, high and deep, is erected in front of the colourful church in the village of Umlangmar, which lies at kilometre 19 on the road from Mawphlang (note 1) generally WSW and about 4 km short of and ENE of Weiloi (N25°21'44”: E091°36'45” WGS84). The grotto faces away from the church (towards the road) and overlooks the meeting ground in front of the church.
NOTE 1: Mawphlang, near (±250 m) N25°26'49”: E091°45'26” (WGS84 modified from N25°26'47”: E091°45'36” Everest 1830, Survey of India 78-O/15 edition 1912) at »5931 feet« or 1808 m asl (OLDHAM, T 1859 appendix A: i), also: Maflang PALMER, R W (1924: 145) Maoflang IMPERIAL GAZETTEER (1907-1909, 17: 204) Maplong David Scott (23rd May s.a. letter to Dr. Lamb in: WATSON & WHITE 1832: 97) Mauflong YULE, H (1844: 619) Mawflang PALMER, R W (1924: 143) Mawphlang Survey of India 78-O/15 (edition 1912); India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth (2006: 45: H3) Mawphlong RAJA RAO (1981: 75) Moflang F. (1829: 254); PALMER (1924: 145) Moflong ALLEN, W J (1858: 61, 86, appendix 3: xii); INDIA, Foreign … (1862, 1: 83); MEDLICOTT, H B (1865: 5 = 391 table, after Major Bivar); OLDHAM, T (1854 / 1984: 8) Mowphlang OLDHAM, T (1854 / 1984: 8) Mowphlong OLDHAM, T (1854 / 1984: 39) Muphlang near (±1 km) N25°24'25”: E092°11'00” (Everest 1830, Survey of India Half-Inch series sheet 83-C/SW edition 1922).
History
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1999.03.14: H. D. Gebauer, driven by in a car (a road vehicle with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine and able to carry an astonishing number of people), caught a glance of the erected structure representing an artificial Christian temple cave.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | SYMPER 2 (Thliew U) | ||
| 6.0 | SYMPER 1 (Thliew U) | ||
| 6.0 | SYMPER 3 (Thliew U) | ||
| 7.8 | MAWSYNRAM - Jathang (Spring near) | ||
| 8.1 | AA CAVES, Mawsynram (Smart 1992) | ||
| 9.3 | Thlen, Pomdaloi (The hole) [Thliew U] | ||
| 9.3 | MIH THLONG (Krem) | ||
| 9.6 | THLEN, Pomdaloi -- the cave (Krem U) | ||
| 9.7 | DAIN THLEN (Krem) |