JANAKI KUND (Ghat at)

(Majhgawan Tahsil - IN)
25.156100,80.863600
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A deep natural well known by the name of Janaki Kund occurs near Chitrakut (CRAVEN, S A 1969: 28 after personal ccorrespondence with Mr. Ravi Prakash, the U.P. Director of Geology and Mining). SITUATION: In the streambed of the Paisuni west of –>Chitrakoot town (note 1). DEEP WELL DESCRIPTION: A relatively shallow non-swimmer's pool in the streambed of the Paisuni (also: -Mandakini- but, more likely, a pseudo- Mandakini) serves as a popular -ghat- in the sense of a bathing place (note 2) where even three feet tall people are safe from drowning.A deep natural well known by the name of Janaki Kund occurs near Chitrakut (CRAVEN, S A 1969: 28 after personal ccorrespondence with Mr. Ravi Prakash, the U.P. Director of Geology and Mining). SITUATION: In the streambed of the Paisuni west of –>Chitrakoot town (note 1). DEEP WELL DESCRIPTION: A relatively shallow non-swimmer's pool in the streambed of the Paisuni (also: -Mandakini- but, more likely, a pseudo- Mandakini) serves as a popular -ghat- in the sense of a bathing place (note 2) where even three feet tall people are safe from drowning.

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

Histoire

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2000.12.20: H. D. Gebauer and Werner Busch discovered Janaki Kund. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.0HANUMAN GROTTO, Chitrakoot: Aroghya Dham
0.1AROGHYA DHAM CAVE
0.9PHATIK SHILA CAVES
1.2CHITRAKOOT CRATOR
1.4KAMADHENU CAVE, Chitrakoot
1.6KAMADGIRI CAVES
2.9MARYADE PURUSHATTAM GUFA 1
2.9MARYADE PURUSHATTAM GUFA 2
7.6BANKE SIDH CAVE & SPRING