NETRAVALLI (Cave at)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A man-made, monolithic rock-cut chamber, which was used (-Later Period-) for residential (troglodyte, secular?) purposes, is situated at a distance of 5 km (along the road?) in an unspecified distance from a place called Netravali (note 1) in Sanguem taluka (Sanguem town at N15°14': E74°10'). The architect of the cave had taken care to separate the walls of the cave from the mother rock to stop the seepage of water during the rainy season. There is a single hall with arrangements to either help sit or sleep. Noted is a provision to fix a wooden door to the entrance. The walls of the cave are nicely cut with excellent finishing. The roof is sloped for clearing the rainwater quickly. The roof was thatched i.e. either with wooden or bamboo poles. This cave was carved out only for residential purposes like the caves at Aquem, Margao. (CAVES IN GOA 2002, item 26).A man-made, monolithic rock-cut chamber, which was used (-Later Period-) for residential (troglodyte, secular?) purposes, is situated at a distance of 5 km (along the road?) in an unspecified distance from a place called Netravali (note 1) in Sanguem taluka (Sanguem town at N15°14': E74°10'). The architect of the cave had taken care to separate the walls of the cave from the mother rock to stop the seepage of water during the rainy season. There is a single hall with arrangements to either help sit or sleep. Noted is a provision to fix a wooden door to the entrance. The walls of the cave are nicely cut with excellent finishing. The roof is sloped for clearing the rainwater quickly. The roof was thatched i.e. either with wooden or bamboo poles. This cave was carved out only for residential purposes like the caves at Aquem, Margao. (CAVES IN GOA 2002, item 26).