NILKANTHESHWARA MAHADEO GUFA, Nandia
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Description
A temple built in front of and inside a vertical rift (some 6 m high and deteriorating from 2 m in width) adjoining to a temple cave chamber (up to 6 m wide, 4 m high, 9 m long), both originating from gravitational mass dislocation of granite boulders. The natural cave is considerably modified by man (cement concrete and marble floors, steps, terraces and walls) and sacred to Nilkantheshwara (the -blue throated god- is an aspect of Shiva). SITUATION: Near the bottom of the south-western flank of Risheshwara Pahar, the prominent isolated hill (503 m asl) which lies less than a kilometre ESE of –>Nandia village. Marked with the symbol for temple on the Survey of India sheet 45-D/13.
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018Histoire
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2001.01.23: The Sri Risheshwara Pandit guided H. D. Gebauer to the entrance.
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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0.0 | RISHESHWARA MAHADEO GUFA, Nandia | ||
0.1 | BHUVESHWARA MAHADEO GUFA | ||
1.5 | CHEETAH GUFA, Nandia | ||
1.6 | CHEETAH GUFA, Nandia no. 2 | ||
13.6 | SIROHI CAVE (Advani 1981) | ||
13.6 | SARNESHWAR MAHADEO STEPWELL | ||
20.7 | SHIVA, Abu Road - Sirohi Road (Cave of) | ||
27.8 | ACHALESHWAR MAHANDEVA HOLE | ||
32.6 | ADHAR DEVI GUFA |