CHURI PAGAR, Gadiya Mountain
20.250000,81.500000
Description
An unspecified cave, which provided safe refuge to the King, his family and 500 people in case of attack (note 1). IDENTITY: Compare the –>Jogi Cave, Gadiya Mountain, on the same drug / durg. SITUATION: Apparently somewhere in the vicinity of the town of Kanker (N20°16'19”: E081°29'35” WGS84), the capital of Kanker state (note 2). An Internet website (note 3) locates Churi Pagar … to the south of the tank which is named Sonai Rupai (note 4) and lies on top of the Gadiya Mountain, a natural form of a fort (drug, durg). In one way or another, the Doodh River flows at the bottom of the mountain (note 5). GEOLOGY: Kanker [and] … Gneiss of a granitoid character is the prevailing rock formation (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 14: 402). CULTURAL HISTORY: Thousands of devotees celebrate Mahashivratri by climbing this mountain (india-travel.goto-india.com/date/2007/04 accessed 2009.01.16).An unspecified cave, which provided safe refuge to the King, his family and 500 people in case of attack (note 1). IDENTITY: Compare the –>Jogi Cave, Gadiya Mountain, on the same drug / durg. SITUATION: Apparently somewhere in the vicinity of the town of Kanker (N20°16'19”: E081°29'35” WGS84), the capital of Kanker state (note 2). An Internet website (note 3) locates Churi Pagar … to the south of the tank which is named Sonai Rupai (note 4) and lies on top of the Gadiya Mountain, a natural form of a fort (drug, durg). In one way or another, the Doodh River flows at the bottom of the mountain (note 5). GEOLOGY: Kanker [and] … Gneiss of a granitoid character is the prevailing rock formation (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 14: 402). CULTURAL HISTORY: Thousands of devotees celebrate Mahashivratri by climbing this mountain (india-travel.goto-india.com/date/2007/04 accessed 2009.01.16).
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Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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0.0 | JOGI CAVE, Gadiya Mountain | ||
43.7 | DANTESHWARI, Sihawa (Cave of) | ||
51.3 | DHAMTARI SINKHOLE | ||
95.2 | SARGI RESURGENCE, Rajim | ||
102.2 | BHATGAON BLEBBY CAVE | ||
102.2 | BHATGAON BOREHOLE CAVES | ||
102.4 | NAWAGAON SINKING, Mangalore River | ||
104.8 | SIRIKALAN SINKING, Sukha River | ||
110.2 | KHARUN KARSTIC RESURGENCE |