BRAMHA RISHI CAVES
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Description
SALUNKE (2003: Mahabaleshwar Town Map) indicates Bramha Rishi Caves at an estimated travelling distance of 3 km or 4 km along the road approximately east-south-east of Old Mahabaleshwar (note 1) and somewhere in the area north of the Elphinstone Point Road on the way to Arthur Seat Point in the extreme north-west corner of the Mahabaleshwar Hills. ETYMOLOGY: In my eyes, Brahma (SALUNKE 2003) makes no sense -- unless it is a version of Brahma (note 2) or Brahmin (note 3). Rishi is the Indic word for any poet, philosopher, saint or sage; originally a sage whom the hymns of the Vedas were revealed (note 4) and the honorific plural caves (Indian Journalese wording) signifies more often than not a single cave or rock shelter.SALUNKE (2003: Mahabaleshwar Town Map) indicates Bramha Rishi Caves at an estimated travelling distance of 3 km or 4 km along the road approximately east-south-east of Old Mahabaleshwar (note 1) and somewhere in the area north of the Elphinstone Point Road on the way to Arthur Seat Point in the extreme north-west corner of the Mahabaleshwar Hills. ETYMOLOGY: In my eyes, Brahma (SALUNKE 2003) makes no sense -- unless it is a version of Brahma (note 2) or Brahmin (note 3). Rishi is the Indic word for any poet, philosopher, saint or sage; originally a sage whom the hymns of the Vedas were revealed (note 4) and the honorific plural caves (Indian Journalese wording) signifies more often than not a single cave or rock shelter.
Histoire
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2007.02.14: Andre Abele and HDG attempted to trace down on their own the Bramha Rishi Caves with the help of the crude map of SALUNKE (2003: Mahabaleshwar Twn Map) --an exercise of futility.
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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15.3 | PALA CAVES, Mahad | ||
16.8 | PANCHGANGA MANDIR SPRING | ||
17.5 | KOL CAVES, Mahad | ||
17.7 | MAHABALESHWAR MANDIR | ||
18.5 | SHIVA, Mahabaleshwar (Cave of) | ||
21.9 | ROBBERS' CAVE, Mahableshwar 2 | ||
21.9 | ROBBERS' CAVE, Mahableshwar | ||
29.2 | Pachad (Cave at) | ||
29.2 | KUDA CAVES, Pachad |