KHAMBHAT CAVE
(Khambhat Taluka - IN)
22.300000,72.616700
22.300000,72.616700
Description
An unspecified »Jain subterranean temple« (unidentified nature, unidentified character) is said to be situated at»Cambay (Cambaja) [note 1] … In 1780, there were two massy statues of their deities, one white and the other black. The inscription on the first intimated that it was the image of Parswanatha, a Jain deity, or rather deified saint, carved and consecrated in the reign of the Emperor Acber [Akbar], A.D. 1602. The black one had merely the date inscribed, with the names of the two Banyans who brought it there« (HAMILTON 1828, 1: 328).
NOTE 1: Khambat (also: Cambay, Kambay, Khambayat) N22°18': E072°37' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003).
Documents
Bibliography 30/03/2016- Hamilton, Walter 1828.
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| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60.0 | NAULAKHI BAOLI | ||
| 81.5 | HUSSEIN - DOSHI GUFA | ||
| 81.6 | Dada Hari Wav | ||
| 81.6 | MATA BHAVANI VAV | ||
| 96.4 | ADALAJ WAV | ||
| 112.1 | TARSANG SHELTER | ||
| 174.9 | IDAR CAVES | ||
| 181.6 | BHIMKUND, Dahod, Dohad | ||
| 183.7 | TARANMATA ROCK SHELTERS |