KOLLAM BHARATI

(Atmakur - IN)
15.900000,78.650000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 02/04/2016

A collector's item: Three cave entrances represented by holes, which measure up to 72 cm by 36 cm in diameter, give access to a descent down into a solitary cave chamber, kidney-shaped in ground plan, measuring 5 m to 12 m in width, and on average 1 m high. ETYMOLOGY: The recorded cave name »Kollam Bharati« (M Narayana Reddy 1984 personal corresppondence) remains unexplained (note 1). »Kolam.— A … subtribe of Gonds in Chanda« and »Bharewa (from bharat, a mixture of copper and lead). A group of brass or bell-metal workers classed with the Kasar caste, but of lower social standing than the Kasars« (RUSSEL 1916, 1: Glossary). SITUATION: At a travelling distance of 25 km in an unspecified direction from one town of Atmakur (note 1).

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 02/04/2016

NOTE 1: »Kolam.— A … subtribe of Gonds in Chanda« and »Bharewa (from bharat, a mixture of copper and lead). A group of brass or bell-metal workers classed with the Kasar caste, but of lower social standing than the Kasars« (RUSSEL 1916, 1: Glossary). »kolam …[also] rangoli -- elaborate chalk, rice-paste or coloured powder design« (LONELY PLANET, India 2005: 1108, 1111). NOTE 2: There is one Atmakur N15°53': E78°35' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) indicated on the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 101 H5) at travelling distances of 69 km east from Kurnool (N15°50': E78°03') and 48 km north from Nandyal (N15°29': E78°29').

Documents

Bibliography 02/04/2016

Histoire

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1984.09.09: M. Narayana Reddy explored and mapped. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 02/04/2016

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
29.7PATALA GANGA, Srisailam
30.9DATTATREYA BILAM
30.9UMAA MAHESHWARAM BILAM
30.9KADALIVANAM BILAM
30.9Palankasari Bilam
30.9CHENCHU (Cave of the)
72.5MARKAPUR RAILWAY TUNNEL
82.5GABBILALA GAVI
85.0JINKALAGONDI GAVI