CHUNA DARI
25.133300,82.900000
Description
A rock shelter or true cave with rock art (paintings in red pigment) is situated (COCKBURN 1883b: 125) somewhere in the gorge of the Gudheye nadi (note 1) at the village of China / Chuna / Chunar (note 2) "near" (about 20 km in a direct line north-west) Ahraura (note 3). CULTURAL HISTORY - rock art: »Another drawing represents a tiger drive … found at China Durra and is evidently a mediaeval picture, for barbed iron arrows of a form impossible in wood or stone, swords, shields and spears are conspicuous. On the other hand no firearms are visible. This picture is probably 500 years old« (DRAKE BROCKMANN 1911 District Gazetteer Mirzapul, p. 199).
NOTE 1: The »nadi« or seasonal stream / river called Gudheye is not identified. NOTE 2: There is a Chunar shown near N25°08': E082°54' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on AMS sheet NG44-12. NOTE 3: Ahraura town (on the Varanasi - Robertsganj road and in Chunar tahsil, Mirzapur district) is positioned either at N25°01': E083°04' (Everest 1830, IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909) or at N25°01': E083°01' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 40 C5).
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.2 | BHUILI KHO | ||
| 17.9 | KUPSA SHELTER | ||
| 21.2 | Murround | ||
| 21.9 | MATA GUFA | ||
| 21.9 | GYAN KUPOR WELL | ||
| 21.9 | MANIKARNIKA WELL | ||
| 25.4 | BHALDARIA (Cave at) | ||
| 27.7 | KHUSI GHAT KI PAHARI SHELTERS | ||
| 31.6 | KOTWA SHELTER |