KARTTIKEYA, Karanja / Dronagiri (Cave of)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

The well-known story of Karttikeya's disappointment was triggered by his parents (note 1) conducting the marriage of his brother Ganesh (Ganapati) before his own (note 2): Karttikeya felt deceived and retired hurt to a sulking corner on one or the other Karanja or Krauncha Mountain (note 3), where he is believed to reside pouting to this day (after JAIN 2004: 206-209): A sleeper cave. One probably fabulous or possibly natural cave or man-made rock chamber, which may be used by Karttikeya as a sleeper cave, may exist on that Karanja Hill (Krauncha Mountain), which lies about 10 km in a direct line east-southeast from Colaba (a suburb of Bombay, the saffronised Mumbai) near N18°55': E72°49' and at a travelling distance of about 25 or 30 km along the road south-west of Panvel (N18°59': E73°06').The well-known story of Karttikeya's disappointment was triggered by his parents (note 1) conducting the marriage of his brother Ganesh (Ganapati) before his own (note 2): Karttikeya felt deceived and retired hurt to a sulking corner on one or the other Karanja or Krauncha Mountain (note 3), where he is believed to reside pouting to this day (after JAIN 2004: 206-209): A sleeper cave. One probably fabulous or possibly natural cave or man-made rock chamber, which may be used by Karttikeya as a sleeper cave, may exist on that Karanja Hill (Krauncha Mountain), which lies about 10 km in a direct line east-southeast from Colaba (a suburb of Bombay, the saffronised Mumbai) near N18°55': E72°49' and at a travelling distance of about 25 or 30 km along the road south-west of Panvel (N18°59': E73°06').