KANABISUNGE GALGE
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Description
Kanabisunge galge, a cave in a remarkable state of preservation (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1983: 174), is one of the at least six –>Mandagala caves or modified natural rock shelters, if not man-made rock chambers with pre-Christian inscriptions chiselled on their rock faces. ETYMOLOGY: This -galge- … was said to be the abode of a blind queen, hence Kanabisunge galge (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1983: 174). SITUATION: Under a crag 200 feet [61 m] above the plains at the base of the –>Mandagala -caves- on the Mandagala rock in the Mandala range [note 1] (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1983: 174). CULTURAL HISTORY - rock art (mural paintings): The white-washed walls of this cave … are still intact. So are its two little windows and its door through which bear and leopard now stalk seeking shelter.Kanabisunge galge, a cave in a remarkable state of preservation (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1983: 174), is one of the at least six –>Mandagala caves or modified natural rock shelters, if not man-made rock chambers with pre-Christian inscriptions chiselled on their rock faces. ETYMOLOGY: This -galge- … was said to be the abode of a blind queen, hence Kanabisunge galge (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1983: 174). SITUATION: Under a crag 200 feet [61 m] above the plains at the base of the –>Mandagala -caves- on the Mandagala rock in the Mandala range [note 1] (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1983: 174). CULTURAL HISTORY - rock art (mural paintings): The white-washed walls of this cave … are still intact. So are its two little windows and its door through which bear and leopard now stalk seeking shelter.
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018- Ceylon Traveller 1983.
Histoire
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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0.0 | MANDAGALA CAVES | ||
8.2 | Bovattagala Caves | ||
9.2 | KUMANU VILLU CAVES (aa -) | ||
9.4 | KUMBUKKAN OYA CAVES | ||
10.8 | KONGALA CAVES | ||
12.9 | LUNUATUGALGE | ||
13.3 | DIULANAGODA CAVE 1 | ||
13.3 | DIULANAGODA CAVE 2 | ||
14.0 | ITIKALA CAVE |