TURA POOL, Kuttiadi, Kuttiyadi
11.666700,75.766700
Description
What appears to consist of a closed depression (doline), perhaps in laterite, has been reported as a reservoir of fresh water [?] locally known Tura, which is 1,080 feet [329 m] long by 218 feet [66 m] wide [and, according to legend] fabled to have been excavated by the Pandus [the Pandava brothers of Mahabharata fame] in pre-historic period (C. Kunhi Kannam in LOGAN 1887-1891, 2 -Kurumbranad taluk- page: cccxviii). SITUATION (C. Kunhi Kannam in LOGAN 1887-1891, 2 -Kurumbranad taluk-: cccxviii): Somewhere in the administrative subdivision Kuttiyadi amsam (note 1) and at a (travelling?) distance of 12 miles (19 km) approximately south-east of Badagara (note 2).What appears to consist of a closed depression (doline), perhaps in laterite, has been reported as a reservoir of fresh water [?] locally known Tura, which is 1,080 feet [329 m] long by 218 feet [66 m] wide [and, according to legend] fabled to have been excavated by the Pandus [the Pandava brothers of Mahabharata fame] in pre-historic period (C. Kunhi Kannam in LOGAN 1887-1891, 2 -Kurumbranad taluk- page: cccxviii). SITUATION (C. Kunhi Kannam in LOGAN 1887-1891, 2 -Kurumbranad taluk-: cccxviii): Somewhere in the administrative subdivision Kuttiyadi amsam (note 1) and at a (travelling?) distance of 12 miles (19 km) approximately south-east of Badagara (note 2).
Histoire
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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15.3 | MALAMANGALAM KOVIL CHANNEL | ||
15.8 | MULLIPAD CAVE | ||
19.6 | LONARKAVU ROCK-CUT CAVES | ||
20.2 | KANNAMPALLI ROCK CELLS, Panur | ||
20.2 | KOLAVALLUR CAVES, Puttur | ||
20.5 | PERINGALAM CAVE, on top of a hill | ||
20.5 | PERINGALAM CAVE, with two pillars | ||
20.5 | PERINGALAM CAVE no. 1 | ||
20.5 | PERINGALAM CAVE no. 2 |