MARRA CAVES (BLUNT 1803)

Eluru (Eluru - IN)
16.700000,81.100000
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 18/04/2016

Unspecified »caves« near a place called Marra (note 1) in the »region of Ellore« or Eluru (note 2) noticed BLUNT (1803: 60-61) on his journey from one »Chunargarh« (note 3) to a place called »Yertnagoodam« (note 4).

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 23/04/2016

NOTE 1: »Marra« (BLUNT 1803: 60-61) or Mara, Bara, Barra, Bura, Burra, Vara, Varry is not identified — unless it corresponds to the village of Madhra or Madira N16°55': E080°22' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003), which is indicated as »Madira« on AMS sheet NE44-14 Vijayawada (U502 series) and as »Madhira« on the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 102 D3) on the Khammam Plateau. NOTE 2: The »region of Ellore« (BLUNT 1803) may include the districts of Khammam, Krishna and West Godavari but »Ellore« (BLUNT 1803) itself is the town of Eluru at N16°42': E081°06' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on AMS sheet NE44-15 Concanada (U502 series, 1963 edition) in West Godavari district on the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 103F3). NOTE 3: »Chunargarh« (BLUNT 1803) is not identified: Near Mumbai (ex- Bombay)? NOTE 4: »Yertnagoodam« (BLUNT 1803: 60-61) is possible the village indicated as »Vernagudem« near N16°59'30" E081°30'30" on AMS sheet NE44-15 Concanada (U502 series, 1963 edition) at a spot 17 miles (27.3 km) along the road west of Kovvur (N17°01': E081°44' on AMS sheet NE44-11) and opposite of Rajahmundry on the Godavari River.

Documents

Bibliography 18/04/2016
  • Blunt, J T 1803.

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
5.6RAMA SINGHWARAM CAVE
33.5GUNTUPALLE (Caves at)
79.5SANTANA GOPALASWAMI (Cave of)
80.7PATTISAM ISLAND (Cave on)
117.3PANDAVA CAVE, Peddapuram
121.7VIRABHADRASWAMI (Cave of)
141.6MANDAVYA MAHAMUNI (Cave of)
141.8RAMAVARAM, Yellavaram (Cave near)
157.5PANDAVA CAVE, Parnasala Konda - Tetagunta