KESALPURA SHELTERS

(Goharganj Tahsil - IN)
23.000000,77.500000
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 30/03/2016

Rock shelters (or caves?) containing rock art are situated (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1960 - 1961: 62) at an unspecified situation somewhere at a place called Kesalpura (note 1) which lies »near« and thus at an unspecified distance in an unspecified direction from Ubaidullaganj (note 2). Compare: –>Bhinyapura shelters, –>Simla Hill shelters.

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 30/03/2016

NOTE 1: »Kesalpura« (IAR 1960-61: 62) is not identified unless it is the Kesla near 22°29'N: 77°50'E (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) but this place lies about 60 km in a direct line SSE of Ubaidullaganj in an area where the districts of Hoshangabad and Sehore meet in the Narmada valley. NOTE 2: Obaidullahganj (India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth 2006: 71 E1) is positioned as Ubaidullaganj and Ubaidullahganj near 22°59'N: 77°36'E (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003).

Documents

Bibliography 30/03/2016
  • Gosh, A 1989; Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1960-61, 1966-67.

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.0BHINYAPURA SHELTERS
10.4OBAIDULLAHGANJ
11.3LAKHA JUAR SHELTERS & CAVES
13.5Bhimbetka Caves
13.8PANDUNAGAR SHELTERS
13.8BHIMBETKA SHELTER 04
13.8BHIMBETKA SHELTER 15
13.9BHIMBETKA III A 28
13.9BHIMBETKA III F 23