NILKANTHESHWARA MAHADEO GUFA, Nandia

(Pindwara Tehsil - IN)
24.794400,72.959700
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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 06/01/2018

Histoire

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2001.01.23: The Sri Risheshwara Pandit guided H. D. Gebauer to the entrance. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.0RISHESHWARA MAHADEO GUFA, Nandia
0.1BHUVESHWARA MAHADEO GUFA
1.5CHEETAH GUFA, Nandia
1.6CHEETAH GUFA, Nandia no. 2
13.6SIROHI CAVE (Advani 1981)
13.6SARNESHWAR MAHADEO STEPWELL
20.7SHIVA, Abu Road - Sirohi Road (Cave of)
27.8ACHALESHWAR MAHANDEVA HOLE
32.6ADHAR DEVI GUFA