Caves found Latur district

Carved caves discoveed on the hill of Janwal village Researchers Dr Madhavi Mahake and Krishna Gudade claimed Vinod Chavan Latur, Dec 24 A remote village, Janwal in Chakur tehsil in the Latur district, is associated with a new chapter in the history of the village. However, history researchers Dr Madhavi Mahake and Krishna Gudade claimed to have been found carved caves on the hill of Jamwal village located in Balaghat mountain range. There is no record of this cave anywhere. In fact, these caves were unknown in the architectural history of Latur, researchers said. At a distance of 1 km from the village, there is an island hill known as Shadul Island hill. This is because the hill station, which is the abode of ascetics in the caves, is very remote and forested. Villagers said that wild animals would roam in the premises of the hill till the pre-independence era. Deputy sarpanch Dnyanoba Pawar said that due to lush forest and fear of wildlife , it was very difficult to go there. In the belly of this hill has a north facing architecture. There is a complete cave. In which the deity is established and in later time,it is is worshiped as a goddess. According to the villagers, the cave has a broken image of Mahishasur Mardini, which was established by a sadhu a few years back, reserachers said. To the west of Cave No. 2 on Janwal hill, there is a tunnel along with the hill. But it has been devastaded by a landslide of the hill from above. Cave No -1 is on the west side of that tunnel and the structure is designed with a motive of meditation. In which there is no any deity, only a single person can sit on this enough space. A total of two pillars are in the assembly hall of cave no 2. One of the columns is currently destroyed. At the time of construction of caves, there might be four pillars in the assembly hall. The entrance of the cave is currently collapsed. As many as 23 cupmarks are seen on the top edge of Cave no. 1, the cupmark is a man-made hole in the shape of a cup. Such cupmarks appear to have been carved in many countries around the world. The existence of this rock art can be traced back to the Paleolithic period. The oldest cupmarks in India are found at Bhimbetka. The causes of dead rites, direction setting, local traditions are explained. Researchers around the world have researched on this. These cupmarks, which are ancient evidence of rock art, are also found in Lohara Caves. At Janwal, it was found with a specific link and more research is being done on it, Dr Mahake and Gudade informed. The new research of unknown cave in Chakur taluka in the group previous five caves in the Latur district has added value to the architectural heritage of district and the number of caves. Both the researchers said that the conservation of the Janwal Caves is essential. Otherwise, this legacy was unknown for so many days, will be destroyed in the same way, the researchers said.