Hampi Cave

Hosapete (Hosapete taluk - IN)
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

The so-called Hampi Cave of KOTRAIAH, C T M (note 1) is not a cave in the speleological sense of the word but a -guha- (innermost sanctuary) within the Hindu temple, an erected structure used for religious purposes dedicated to Uddana Virabhadra and situated in Krishnapura, a suburb of the ruined capital of Vijayanagar at the southern base of Hemakuta hill (circa 0.5 km in a direct line south of Hampi Bazaar). The lingam, cut from granite, was declared by the temple priest to be an idol of Dattatreya (see: Cave of –>Dattatreya, Baba Budan Giri, Karnataka).The so-called Hampi Cave of KOTRAIAH, C T M (note 1) is not a cave in the speleological sense of the word but a -guha- (innermost sanctuary) within the Hindu temple, an erected structure used for religious purposes dedicated to Uddana Virabhadra and situated in Krishnapura, a suburb of the ruined capital of Vijayanagar at the southern base of Hemakuta hill (circa 0.5 km in a direct line south of Hampi Bazaar). The lingam, cut from granite, was declared by the temple priest to be an idol of Dattatreya (see: Cave of –>Dattatreya, Baba Budan Giri, Karnataka).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Kotraiah, C T M 1972.

Histoire

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.6HIMALAYAN CRYSTAL CAVE, Hampi
0.8MATANGAPARVATA (Cave on)
1.0Hampi-Vittala Tunnel
1.3PRASANNA VIRUPAKSHA
1.4SUGRIVA CAVE, Hampi 3
1.4NIGONDIN RIVER'S SIDE (Cave at)
1.4SUGRIVA CAVE, Hampi, 2nd
1.5SUGRIVA CAVE, Hampi
2.0Hampi Rock-cut Shrine