NELLI TIRTHA (Cave at)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) in laterite (note 1) is said to give access to the cave at Nelli-teertha … a natural cave partially modified by human interventions (geokarnataka.blogspot.com accessed 2012.10.25). ETYMOLOGY: The Sanskrit (Hindi, etc.) -tirtha- is the word for a ford and steps to a river, or, figuratively, a place of pilgrimage. The association with -nelli- (note 2) is unclear but may derive from -nila- (Sanskrit) dark. On the other hand, the Kannada and Tamil -nellikkai- (also: nellikkaai or nellikaayi) is the word for the Indian gooseberry or -aamla- (Hindi, Gujarati), -amla- (Oriya), -awla- (Marathi), etc., from -amalika- (Sanskrit), botanically Phyllanthus emblica L (synonyms: Cicca emblica Kurz; Emblica officinalis Gaertn.; Mirobalanus embilica Burm.; Phyllanthus mairei Lév.), a deciduous tree of the Phyllanthaceae family. It is known for its edible fruit of the same ame. SITUATION: In an unidentified spatial relation to the town of Mangalore (note 3) and at Nelli-teertha, Tenka Yekkar village, Mangalore Taluk [note 4] (geokarnataka.blogspot.com accessed 2012.10.25).An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) in laterite (note 1) is said to give access to the cave at Nelli-teertha … a natural cave partially modified by human interventions (geokarnataka.blogspot.com accessed 2012.10.25). ETYMOLOGY: The Sanskrit (Hindi, etc.) -tirtha- is the word for a ford and steps to a river, or, figuratively, a place of pilgrimage. The association with -nelli- (note 2) is unclear but may derive from -nila- (Sanskrit) dark. On the other hand, the Kannada and Tamil -nellikkai- (also: nellikkaai or nellikaayi) is the word for the Indian gooseberry or -aamla- (Hindi, Gujarati), -amla- (Oriya), -awla- (Marathi), etc., from -amalika- (Sanskrit), botanically Phyllanthus emblica L (synonyms: Cicca emblica Kurz; Emblica officinalis Gaertn.; Mirobalanus embilica Burm.; Phyllanthus mairei Lév.), a deciduous tree of the Phyllanthaceae family. It is known for its edible fruit of the same An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) in laterite (note 1) is said to give access to the cave at Nelli-teertha … a natural cave partially modified by human interventions (geokarnataka.blogspot.com accessed 2012.10.25). ETYMOLOGY: The Sanskrit (Hindi, etc.) -tirtha- is the word for a ford and steps to a river, or, figuratively, a place of pilgrimage. The association with -nelli- (note 2) is unclear but may derive from -nila- (Sanskrit) dark. On the other hand, the Kannada and Tamil -nellikkai- (also: nellikkaai or nellikaayi) is the word for the Indian gooseberry or -aamla- (Hindi, Gujarati), -amla- (Oriya), -awla- (Marathi), etc., from -amalika- (Sanskrit), botanically Phyllanthus emblica L (synonyms: Cicca emblica Kurz; Emblica officinalis Gaertn.; Mirobalanus embilica Burm.; Phyllanthus mairei Lév.), a deciduous tree of the Phyllanthaceae family. It is known for its edible fruit of the same ame. SITUATION: In an unidentified spatial relation to the town of Mangalore (note 3) and at Nelli-teertha, Tenka Yekkar village, Mangalore Taluk [note 4] (geokarnataka.blogspot.com accessed 2012.10.25).