SANSAR DHARA, Mugara / Mugra
30.100000,80.283300
Description
The »Sansár Dhara, or the dripping rock« (RAPER 1810, 1812: 466-467)A currently developing primary cave in the calcareous tufa (travertine) of Sansar Dhara (note 1) at Mugra / Mugara (note 2) reported RAPER (1810, 1812: 466-467) with precise details and, for his time, sound observations of tufa / travertine precipitation and stalagmitic growth influenced by life mosses: »Marched to Mugra. … In the commencement of this day's march, we enjoyed a sight of uncommon beauty, which was rendered more striking by being concealed by a jutting point of rock, till we approached very near, and ascended a little bank, when it burst suddenly on our view. It was a fall of water, from an excavated bank, with a cave or a grotto at each extremity, forming together and arch of about 100 feet [about 30 m] in perpendicular height, with a subtended base of 80 or 100 yards [73 or 91 m]. Through every part of the impending summit, the water oozed in drops, which fell in showers into a bason … It is a cavern, about six feet [1.8 m] in height, ten [3 m] in depth, and fourteen or sixteen [4.3 or 4.9 m] in length [width?], and it is a natural excavation, the walls and roof of which are of rock. The water filters through the top, from which pendant shoots [speleothems], like icicles, are disposed in all the different stages of petrification. The small ramifications from variegated beds of moss, serving as conductors for the water when it first begins to crystallise; and, from a tube or pip, they become, by repeated incrustations, a firm consolidated mass. The various colours, produced by the vegetation, changing with the different shads of light, give to the outer surface the appearance of mother of pearl; but when the petrification is complete, the inside has a great resemblance to alabaster. The water is excessively cold and clear; and, from an examination of the first process, one would be inclined to suppose it impregnated with some fine micious particles, which adhere to the vegetable substance; and by degrees, accumulate into a solid body. We could with difficulty prevail on ourselves to quit this beautiful spot.«
NOTE 1: The Hindi "sansar dhara" (in Sanskrit: sansar dwar) translates as dripping door, gate, passage, cave. NOTE 2: »Mugra« (RAPER 1810, 1812: 466-467) appears to correspond to Mugara N30°06': E080°17' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003).
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.5 | BHARARI CAVE | ||
| 13.7 | SHIKAR A1 (Grotte de) | ||
| 13.7 | SHIKAR A2 (Grotte de) | ||
| 13.7 | SHIKAR A3 (Grotte de) | ||
| 13.7 | SHIKAR A4 (Grotte de) | ||
| 13.7 | SHIKAR A5 (Grotte de) | ||
| 13.7 | SHIKAR A6 (Grotte de) | ||
| 13.7 | SHIKAR A7 (Grotte de) | ||
| 13.7 | SHIKAR A8 (Grotte de) |