Uttarakhand State PCS

• 04 Apr 2022

Eight floor cave discovered in Uttarakhand

Why in News?

Recently, Surendra Singh Bisht, Rishabh Rawal, Bhupesh Pant and Pappu Rawal of Gangavali Wonders Group of Gangolihat, Uttarakhand have discovered an eight-floor cave.

Key Points

• Other mythological deities including Sheshnag have been depicted on the rocks of the cave.
• This is the largest cave ever found.
• It is worth mentioning that 21 caves are mentioned in Manas Khand on the Shail mountain peak of Gangavali region, out of which 10 have been discovered.
• The caves discovered so far include Patal Bhuvaneshwar, Koteshwar, Bholeshwar, Maheshwar, Lateshwar, Mukteshwar, Sapteshwar, Daneshwar, Bhugtung caves.