Ulsoor Caves (Sri Gavi)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

SRINIVASULU (2005a: 6) recollects (2003.09.27) … watching some people collecting bats under the caves of Raj period buildings near Ulsoor in Bangalore … nearly two decades ago [ca. 1985]. When enquired, the collectors informed us about the 'medicinal' importance of bat flesh in curing asthma. Beliefs vary from region to region … SITUATION: The suburb Ulsoor (note 1) at Bangalore (city N12°59': E77°35') lies about 2 km or 3 km in a direct line a little south by west of the cricket stadium and in the area where the Old Madras Road starts at about halfway (about 5 km) between the city and the airport in the eastern outskirts. Prominent Ulsoor landmarks are Cambridge hospital, Oberoi (hotel), Someshwara temple, Taj Residency (hotel), abd the Vinayaka cinema.SRINIVASULU (2005a: 6) recollects (2003.09.27) … watching some people collecting bats under the caves of Raj period buildings near Ulsoor in Bangalore … nearly two decades ago [ca. 1985]. When enquired, the collectors informed us about the 'medicinal' importance of bat flesh in curing asthma. Beliefs vary from region to region … SITUATION: The suburb Ulsoor (note 1) at Bangalore (city N12°59': E77°35') lies about 2 km or 3 km in a direct line a little south by west of the cricket stadium and in the area where the Old Madras Road starts at about halfway (about 5 km) between the city and the airport in the eastern outskirts. Prominent Ulsoor landmarks are Cambridge hospital, Oberoi (hotel), Someshwara temple, Taj Residency (hotel), abd the Vinayaka cinema.