MANIKONDA (Caves at)

(Mahabubnagar_Rural mandal - IN)
16.666700,77.916700
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 18/04/2016

A man-made "cave temple" (rock-cut chamber used for religious purposes) at »Manikonda (Manyamkonda) in Mahbubnagar … in the Archaean (ancient) crystalline rocks« (DUTT, N V B S 1981: 1). SITUATION: »Manikonda (Manyamkonda) in Mahbubnagar« (DUTT, N V B S 1981: 1) is not shown near 16°49'N: 17°55'E (AMS sheet NE43-16 Raichur, U502 series, 1962 edition) but indicated (India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth 2006: 101 F3) as a certain Manyamkonda RS (railway station) west of Kodur (16°41'N: 077°55'E) and about 15 km south-west of Mahbubnagar (16°44'N: 077°59'E).

Documents

Bibliography 18/04/2016
  • Dutt, N V B S 1981.

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
7.1TADIKONDA ROCK-SHELTER
76.3DONGLAGATTU TANDA ROCK-SHELTER
89.8ROBBERS' CAVE, Hyderabad: Begampet
106.7BEEHIVE CAVE, Maheshwaram
145.4YADGIR CAVES
185.0GURZALA (Foote 1916)
222.8VADDAMU CAVERN
261.2VENKATESHWARA CAVE, Amravati: Vaikuntapuram
281.9MANGALAGIRI CAVES