BASOLI / BASHOLI / BASOHLI / BATHTSAL (Caves at)
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Description
Man-made »caves« (read: troglodyte rock-cut chambers used for secular purposes) and »cave temples« (rock temples: rock-cut chambers used for religious purposes) excavated from sandstone (note 1) reports GANHAR (note 2) from »Basohli« and STRASSER (1993: 346) from »Basholi« or »Basoli« (note 3), a town 75 km south-east of Jammu on the road to Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) and on the river Ravi and. Compare the Caves at –>Bathtsal.Several rock chambers, the largest 3.3 m square and 2.5 m high, are equipped with pitha (peeta, peetha, pita; seat) and "linga" (kingam) dedicated to Shiva but others are associated with Vishveshwara (note 4), Sitala, etc.
NOTE 1: According to R.L. SINGH (1995: 363), there are only two important limestone quarries in the Kashmir region: One at Khunmuh-Khrew in Kashmir province and the other at Basoli in Jammu province. NOTE 2: GANHAR (s.a. = circa 1973: 62-63, 157-158, ill. 20; after KAK 1933 edited 1971). NOTE 3: The Basholi of STRASSER (1993: 346) and Basohli of GANHAR (s.a. = circa 1973) corresponds to a village above the right (north-west) bank of Ravi River (on the border of Jammu & Kashmir state with Punjab state, India). The place is indicated as »Basoli« at N32°30': E075°49' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on AMS sheet NI43-15 Pathankot (U502 series, U502 series, 1959 edition). NOTE 4: GANHAR (s.a. = circa 1973) allows the luxury of three different spellings Visheshvara (page IV), Visvesvara (pages 62, 63) and Visheshwara (illustration 20).
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | BATHTSAL CAVE, Jammu | ||
| 0.0 | VISHVESHWARA, Basoli (Caves of) | ||
| 0.0 | SHIVA, Basoli (Caves of) | ||
| 0.0 | SITALA, Basoli (Caves of) | ||
| 14.7 | DOONGE CAVES | ||
| 34.0 | TRILOKNATH CAVE, Kangra: Kotla | ||
| 54.5 | GUPTA GANGA, Bhadrawah | ||
| 59.1 | LAHESH CAVE | ||
| 64.1 | CHAMBA GLACIER CAVES |