BHAIRAVA GUHA, Pedda Ahobilam

(Allagadda - IN)
15.125000,78.733300
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 23/03/2016

The (natural?) temple cave (or man-made cave temple?) sacred to Bhairava »is about 6 m long, 5 m wide and 3 m high. A small temple dedicated to Bhairava is erected inside the cave chamber« (REDDY & GEBAUER 1988: 107). ETYMOLOGY: Bhairava, literally »The Terrible«, is the eighth incarnation of Shiva in his demonic form. SITUATION: In the Nallamalla range, at a travelling distance of about 50 km approximately south-east from Nandyal (N15°29': E78°29'), and »at a distance of 100 m away and in front of the famous Ahobilam temple [–>Pedda Ahobilam], some 20 m above the bottom of a running brook originating from a picturesque waterfall« (REDDY & GEBAUER 1988: 107) and in an area where »Falls 10 m« are indicated on the Survey of India sheet 57-I/12 (edition 1981).

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Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.1VARAHA GUNDAM POTHOLE
0.5PEDDA AHOBILAM CAVES
1.9BHIRAVA GUNDAM POTHOLE
3.7KANNIKALA GUNDALU POTHOLES
4.6CHENCHULA GUNDALU POTHOLES
6.2CHINNA AHOBILAM
14.0BILLAM GUHA, Angampally
19.5Pachagundalu Potholes
41.7SARYA NARASIMHA SWAMY GUHA