PITHORAGARH STREAM CAVE

(Pithoragarh Tehsil - IN)
29.583300,80.216700
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

No autochthonous name has been identified for an approximately large stream cave of unknown dimensions, which is reputed to contain -no stalagmites- (read: no venerated linga) but a creek (note 1). SITUATION (Breitenbach 2005.10.29 to 11.13 Mss: Tagebuch): At an unidentified location, which appears to lie at a short driving distance in an unidentified directon from the town of Pithoragarh (N29°35': 080°13': 1815 m asl). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: Little doubt remains that the rumour, according to which this cave contains -no stalagmites- (Breitenbach 2005 Mss), does not necessarily indicate the absence of secondary calcite formations but can be interpreted as an evidence for this stream cave being not a temple cave with venerated lingam.No autochthonous name has been identified for an approximately large stream cave of unknown dimensions, which is reputed to contain -no stalagmites- (read: no venerated linga) but a creek (note 1). SITUATION (Breitenbach 2005.10.29 to 11.13 Mss: Tagebuch): At an unidentified location, which appears to lie at a short driving distance in an unidentified directon from the town of Pithoragarh (N29°35': 080°13': 1815 m asl). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: Little doubt remains that the rumour, according to which this cave contains -no stalagmites- (Breitenbach 2005 Mss), does not necessarily indicate the absence of secondary calcite formations but can be interpreted as an evidence for this stream cave being not a temple cave with venerated lingam.

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2005.11.01: Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach (2005.10.29 to 11.13 Mss: Tagebuch) and Prof. Bahadur Kotlia abandoned attempting to identify, trace and visit an active stream cave without a recorded name. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0PITHORAGARH: CHANDAK 1
0.0RAI GUPHA
0.0PITHORAGARH: CHANDAK 2
0.0PITHORAGARH: CHANDAK 3
0.0PITHORAGARH: CHANDAK 4
0.0PITHORAGARH: MARDH 5
0.0PITHORAGARH: MARDH 6
0.0KUSARA (Grotte de)
0.0PITHORAGARH TEMPLE CAVE