KOL CAVES, Mahad
18.066700,73.350000
Description
Two groups of Buddhist man-made 'cave temples' (rock-cut chambers used for religious purposes) are said to be »…of similar type [as the 'Caves' at –>Pala], but so dilapidated as not to be worth enumerating. In the southern one of the two small groups are three inscriptions« (BURGESS, J 1883: 19, 89). SITUATION: Somewhere at the village of Kol (above the left / southern bank of Savitri river), which lies at a linear distance of »one mile« (1.6 km; more likely: 3 km) south (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 16: 429) or south-east (BURGESS 1883) of Mahad / Mhar (note 1) above the right / Northern bank of Savitri river. »The Chiplun and Kol caves show that between 200 B.C. and A.D. 50 northern Ratnagiri [note 2] had Buddhist settlements of some importance« (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 21: 248).
NOTE 1: Mahad (also: Mhar) N18°05': E073°25' (Everest 1830, IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 16: 429. NOTE 2: The district of »Ratnagiri is occupied almost entirely by the basaltic formation of the Deccan trap overlaid with laterite, except in the southernmost portion near Malvan [N16°04': E073°28'], where a substratum of gneiss and of Cuddapah beds [sandstones and limestones] appears from beneath the basalt and laterite. Tertiary beds containing fossil plants, the exact age of which is unknown, occur at Ratnagiri [N16°59': E073°18']. … The chief trees of the district are teak, ain, kinjal, catechu [Areca catechu], shisham (Dalbergia Sissoo), mana (Lagerstroemia lanceolata), taman (Lagerstroemia Flos Reginae), and bamboo. From an economic point of view, the coco-nut palm is the most important tree in the district. … Game is scarce … The flying fox (or fruit bat) and musk rat are common everywhere …« (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 21: 246-248).
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | PALA CAVES, Mahad | ||
| 17.5 | BRAMHA RISHI CAVES | ||
| 21.6 | Pachad (Cave at) | ||
| 21.6 | KUDA CAVES, Pachad | ||
| 22.8 | GANASURAT CAVES, Khadsamla | ||
| 23.0 | KHADSAMLA CAVES | ||
| 23.1 | CHAMAR LENA, Khadsamla | ||
| 34.3 | PANCHGANGA MANDIR SPRING | ||
| 35.0 | MAHABALESHWAR MANDIR |