MAHABALESHWAR MANDIR
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Description
The naturally occurring lingam (LONELY PLANET, India 1997: 851; LONELY PLANET, South India 2001: 212) or naturally formed lingam (LONELY PLANET, India 2005: 755) in the Mahabaleshwar Mandir at the Kshetra Mahabaleshwar (Old Mahableshwar) is considered a lingam but not a calcite formation and a relatively unattractive lump of knobby laterite, which is about a metre across and, at it's best, a span high, in shape reminiscent of a shrivelled cow's turd.SITUATION: The Mahabaleshwar Mandir is one of the two old temples (–>Panchganga Mandir) in the suburb Old Mahabaleshwar, which lies north of Venna Lake and about 5 km or 6 km along the road approximately north from the MSTC (Maharashtra State Transport Corporation) bus stand (N17°55'31.6”: E073°39'26.3” ±10.2 m, WGS84, H.D. Gebauer 2007.02.14) at Mahabaleshwar town (N17°55': E073°40': 1370 m asl, Everest 1830, IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 16: 424).
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018- Lonely Planet, India 1997, 2005; Lonely Planet, South India 2001.
Histoire
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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1.6 | SHIVA, Mahabaleshwar (Cave of) | ||
2.1 | PANCHGANGA MANDIR SPRING | ||
8.9 | ROBBERS' CAVE, Mahableshwar | ||
8.9 | ROBBERS' CAVE, Mahableshwar 2 | ||
15.4 | MEHERBABA CAVES, Panchgani | ||
15.5 | Panchgani Plinth and Tobacco Cave | ||
15.6 | DEN DINE RESTAURANT | ||
15.7 | BHIM CHULA | ||
17.7 | BRAMHA RISHI CAVES |