JATASHANKAR, Bijawar
(Bijawar Tahsil - IN)
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Description
Not a cave (as the –>Jataskankar of Pachmarhi) but a sacred site where water issues from bedding planes and rift fissures in frequently layered quartzitic sandstone. SITUATION: At a travelling distance of about 15 km along the road approximately south-east of Bijawar town (N24°37'30-: E079°19'50-, Everest 1830, Survey of India sheet 54-P/07 edition 1977). CULTURAL HISTORY: The differentially weathered alternating layers of soft and hard sandstone layers are considered as the -Jatashankar- (dread locks of Shankar, the Hindu god Shiva as the creator) from where the holy river Ganga issues.
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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3.0 | BIJAWAR CAVE DWELLING (aa -) | ||
10.1 | PONR KA DATA SHELTERS | ||
10.1 | PUTLI KA DATA SHELTERS | ||
18.6 | KUWA PAHAR, Bijawar | ||
21.6 | BHARWANI CAVE | ||
21.8 | RANIKHERA CAVE 1 | ||
21.8 | RANIKHERA CAVE 2 | ||
21.8 | RANIKHERA CAVE 3 | ||
21.8 | PUKHARIA CAVE |