LAWHRIBINNA OORAL

Gosaikund (रसुवा - NP)
28.250000,85.375000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

There is a cave here, from which circumstance the place is distinguished by the name Ooral (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 303). ETYMOLOGY: Little doubt remains that Ooral (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 303), germanised Ural (note 1) and expanded as Goopa, Ooral, or cave (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 304), is an Anglo-Pahari (note 2) version of -otar- or -odar- (note 3), a word for cave related with the Hindi -udhyar- or -udyar- (note 4), and the Vedic (pre-classical Sanskrit) -udara- or belly.SITUATION: The Sisnia-kola [note 5] … has its rise from the neighbouring mountains of Lawhribinna [note 6], and empties itself into the Trisoolgunga [note 7], but where I do not know [note 8]. There is a cave here, from which circumstance the place is distinguished by the name Ooral (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 303). CAVE POTENTIAL - cultural history: There are many natural grottoes or caves in these parts which, it is to be remembered, were the favourite haunts of Mahadeo [Shiva] and other Hindoo deities (KIRKPATRICK, WJ 1811: 303).There is a cave here, from which circumstance the place is distinguished by the name Ooral (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 303). ETYMOLOGY: Little doubt remains that Ooral (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 303), germanised Ural (note 1) and expanded as Goopa, Ooral, or cave (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 304), is an Anglo-Pahari (note 2) version of -otar- or -odar- (note 3), a word for cave related with the Hindi -udhyar- or -udyar- (note 4), and the Vedic (pre-classical Sanskrit) -udara- or belly.SITUATION: The Sisnia-kola [note 5] … has its rise from the neighbouring mountains of Lawhribinna [note 6], and empties itself into the Trisoolgunga [note 7], but where I do not know [note 8]. There is a cave here, from which circumstance the place is distinguished by the name Ooral (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 303). CAVE POTENTIAL - cultural history: There are many natural grottoes or caves in these parts which, it is to be remembered, were the favourite haunts of Mahadeo [Shiva] and other Hindoo deities (KIRKPATRICK, WThere is a cave here, from which circumstance the place is distinguished by the name Ooral (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 303). ETYMOLOGY: Little doubt remains that Ooral (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 303), germanised Ural (note 1) and expanded as Goopa, Ooral, or cave (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 304), is an Anglo-Pahari (note 2) version of -otar- or -odar- (note 3), a word for cave related with the Hindi -udhyar- or -udyar- (note 4), and the Vedic (pre-classical Sanskrit) -udara- or belly.SITUATION: The Sisnia-kola [note 5] … has its rise from the neighbouring mountains of Lawhribinna [note 6], and empties itself into the Trisoolgunga [note 7], but where I do not know [note 8]. There is a cave here, from which circumstance the place is distinguished by the name Ooral (KIRKPATRICK, W J 1811: 303). CAVE POTENTIAL - cultural history: There are many natural grottoes or caves in these parts which, it is to be remembered, were the favourite haunts of Mahadeo [Shiva] and other Hindoo deities (KIRKPATRICK, WJ 1811: 303).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Kirkpatrick, William J 1811; Ritter, Carl 1833.

Histoire

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
11.9CHAMKI / GHYAMKI (Cave at)
12.5GOSAINKUND (Caves at)
13.9DEORALLI GOOPA
19.6KYANGCHING GOMPA PHUG
19.6KYANGCHING GOMPA PHUG 2
19.6KYANGCHING GOMPA PHUG 3
19.9THARA GUPHA
25.9GOPTE ODAR
26.2GOPTE KHOLA ODAR