SITA SAMADHI

(Udaynagar Tahsil - IN - India)
22.400000,76.333300
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 31/05/2016

NOTE 1: These »swallow holes« are probably not so much holes inhabited by swallows but insurgences (sink holes). NOTE 2: »Lendwa forests« are not identified as no »Lendwa« is listed on nima.mil/geonames (accessed 16.11.2003) or in IMPERIAL GAZETTEER (1907-1909, 25: 189, 322) and in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006 index).NOTE 3: »Nimanpur« (Conservator of Forests, Dhar State 1946.01.21) and »Namanpur« (HOLLAND 1903: 15) is indicated as »Nimanpur« near N22°22'30”: E076°20' on AMS sheet NF43-07 Indore (U502 series, 1959 edition) but not shown on the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 70 B2).

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 31/05/2016

»As for swallow holes [note 1] there is one in Nimanpur forests [compare –>Nimanpur Forest]. It is locally known as Sita Samadhi and occurs in Lendwa forests [note 2] about 2.5 miles [4 km along a route or in a direct line] to the North of Nimanpur [note 3] village« (Conservator of Forests, Dhar State 1946.01.21).

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
12.1NIMANPUR SINKHOLE
23.8KAJAL RANI CAVE
32.8KATHAR KUVA
68.7CHAMUNDA DEVI GUFA, Dewas
117.6NAYAPURA SHELTERS
127.8KATHOTIA SHELTERS
135.6MID GHAT ROCK SHELTERS
136.3BHAIRAGARH SHELTERS
136.8CHAMILI KHOH